Green Growth - Ideology, Political Economy and the Alternatives (Paperback)

The discourse of 'green growth' has recently gained ground in environmental governance deliberations and policy proposals. It is presented as a fresh and innovative agenda centred on the deployment of engineering sophistication, managerial acumen and market mechanisms to redress the environmental and social derelictions of the existing development model. But the green growth project is deeply inadequate, whether assessed against criteria of social justice or the achievement of sustainable economic life upon a materially finite planet. This volume outlines three main lines of critique. First, it traces the development of the green growth discourse quaideology. It asks: what explains modern society's investment in it, why has it emerged as a master concept in the contemporary conjuncture, and what social forces does it serve? Second, it unpicks and explains the contradictions within a series of prominent green growth projects. Finally, it weighs up the merits and demerits of alternative strategies and policies, asking the vital question: 'if not green growth, then what?'

General

Imprint:	Zed Books Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2016
Editors:	Gareth Dale • Manu V Mathai • Jose A. Puppim de Oliveira
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-1-78360-487-6
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Applied ecology > General
LSN:	1-78360-487-5
Barcode:	9781783604876

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