Paths to a Green World: The Political Economy of the Global Environment

by Jennifer Clapp and Peter Dauvergne

Book Overview

A new edition of a book that takes a comprehensive look at the ways economic processes affect global environmental outcomes.

This comprehensive and accessible book fills the need for a political economy view of global environmental politics, focusing on the ways international economic processes affect environmental outcomes. It examines the main actors and forces shaping global environmental management, particularly in the developing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262515822
• ISBN13: 9780262515825
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Basis for dialogue

Many people are working diligently on environmental issues, but they often disagree because they don't see the world the same way. The authors classify those who are serious about building sustainability into four worldviews -- market liberals, institutionalists, bioenvironmentalists, and social greens. The classification may be somewhat arbitrary, but by clarifying the values and positions of each group, the authors make a major contribution to improving dialogue among those who think that environmental cures will come from different directions.