ABSTRACT
This chapter begins with aspects of the treaty itself, in particular those aspects that effectively created the institutional space for co-operation and incrementalism. It explains the treaty to its implementation based in a community of experts that evolved over time. The chapter reviews the sociological lessons of various forms of social capital and its development, the importance of committee connections and the significant role played by institutional entrepreneurs. It presents some tangential benefits from the phase-out of ozone-depleting substances that have accrued to participants and to institutions. The chapter considers two larger political questions: lessons for notions of governance and for the role of democratic institutions in a globalising world. Participants in the Montreal Protocol experience developed human and social capital through their networking activities, enhancing their environmental expertise and their internationalism. They have adopted global self-identities and established trustworthy relationships around the world.
