"Green Politics, Green Economics" analyzes the dominant model of
economic growth promoted everywhere and shows how it can be seen to
account for the general crisis humanity faces as nature everywhere
is in retreat. There are two intersecting economic reasons for the
current situation: the changing world economy and the experience of
reaching the limits of capitalist production and growth. The
responses of governments and corporations to the weaknesses of the
prevailing economic practices are noted and a critique is lucidly
presented, which minimally includes the reorganization of work, the
future of professional relations, the basic reform of the welfare
state, the development of free time, the democratization of urban
society, and the changes in international power relations.
This brilliant work probes the many facets of capitalism's
ecological contradictions and dares to ask the basic question: Is
sustainable development possible under market capitalism? It is a
sobering and timely antidote to the current rash of publications
touting a successful marriage of the corporate marketplace with the
goals of environmental quality and social justice, in a context
where corporations, big and small, are tripping over each other to
wash themselves green. The economic system is also examined in the
light of the liberal democratic state's inability to manage
environmental problems domestically or internationally, whether
managed by the right wing or the left wing. How to come out of this
impasse is what this rigorous text examines.
M.Athena Palaeologu is a long-time researcher and activist,
exploring solutions reflecting social ecology. She holds a PhD in
politics and economics.
General
Imprint: |
Black Rose Books
|
Country of origin: |
Canada |
Release date: |
June 2010 |
First published: |
June 2010 |
Authors: |
Athena Palaeologu
|
Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
112 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-55164-333-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Earth & environment >
The environment >
General
|
LSN: |
1-55164-333-2 |
Barcode: |
9781551643335 |
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