Toxic Futures - South Africa in the Crises of Energy, Environment and Capital (Paperback)

This is a moment of major and rapid historical change. The global elite - what used to be called the ruling class - are confronted by crises to which they have no credible response. First, the economic and political system presided over by the US is in turbulent decline. Second, within the next few years, global oil production will be in decline and, with the 'easy oil' gone, energy production is becoming dirtier than ever. Third, climate change is gathering momentum and is just one aspect of a broader environmental crisis which threatens human survival. Toxic Futures is about the world brought into being through the collusion of state and corporate power. Maintaining profit has relied on institutionalized fraud on the one hand and a war on the poor and on the environment on the other. Resistance is growing at all scales and, however chaotic, constitutes a fourth dimension of the elite crisis. This significant and timely book locates South Africa in the crisis and explores the implications for environmental, social, and economic justice. It concludes that another world is inevitable. Whether people allow the political and economic elite to lead them into a world of growing destruction or take charge to create a world of mutual solidarity is the central challenge of the age.

General

Imprint:	University of KwaZulu-Natal Press
Country of origin:	South Africa
Release date:	September 2011
First published:	September 2011
Authors:	Hallowes
Dimensions:	240 x 170 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	368
ISBN-13:	978-1-86914-211-7
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > Global warming Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Social impact of environmental issues > General
LSN:	1-86914-211-X
Barcode:	9781869142117

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