Phillip Stalley is Assistant Professor of Political Science at DePaul University in Chicago.

"Philip Stalley effectively demonstrates that the environmental impact of foreign investment in China is not simply a race to the bottom but that many foreign firms have actually helped to raise standards. This book is a must for all interested in understanding the impact of foreign investment upon China's environment."—Richard Louis Edmonds, Visiting Professor in Geographical Studies, The University of Chicago --- "Overall, Stalley's book is a clearly written, engaging examination of the interplay between foreign investment and domestic environmental governance in China. Anyone studying or doing business in China would do well to follow the precision and nuance in his findings."—Stephanie Ohshita, China Journal --- "Foreign Firms, Investment, and Environmental Regulation in the People's Republic of China is well worth examining even for readers whose main interests may not be in all four of the elements of the title. The treatment of foreign firms and investment in a rapidly developing country will have resonance beyond the environmental sector (or China), while the book's review of Chinese environmental policy will serve as a general reference and baseline for international comparisons for some time to come."—Mark Henderson, Global Environmental Politics --- "Phillip Stalley offers us a provocative and challenging consideration of the influence of multinational corporations on environmental regulation in China. With its wide purview and theoretically disciplined review of new and existing evidence, Stalley's study fills a large hole in the bookshelf of anyone seriously interested in globalization and the environment . . . Stalley's book offers us a useful framework and a wealth of new evidence and deserves the attention of those seriously interested in the influence of foreign investment on environmental policy in China."—Mary Lovely, Journal of Asian Studies --- "Based on extensive field study and interviews in China, the book is thoroughly researched, well documented, and clearly presented. It not only helps readers better understand China's environmental policies, practices and challenges, but also contributes to the academic debate in international political economy about the relationship between foreign investment and environmental protection. Summing Up: Highly recommended."—Z. Zhu, CHOICE --- "Overall, Stalley's book is a clearly written, engaging examination of the interplay between foreign investment and domestic environmental governance in China. Anyone studying or doing business in China would do well to follow the precision and nuance in his findings."—Stephanie Ohshita, The China Journal --- "Stalley has offered us a reasonable framework and a large amount of new evidence—and this book is a rewarding read."—Jack Patrick Hayes, China Review International