| The Local Politics of Global Sustainability Contributor(s): Prugh, Thomas (Author), Costanza, Robert (Author), Daly, Herman E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1559637447 ISBN-13: 9781559637442 Publisher: Island Press OUR PRICE: $40.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1999 Annotation: In The Local Politics of Global Sustainability, Thomas Prugh, Robert Costanza, and Herman Daly explore the political implications of ecological economics. They envision a reenergized political system based on a type of self-governance that political scientist Benjamin Barber calls "strong democracy." A politics of engagement rather than consignment, strong democracy empowers citizens to participate directly in community decision making. Using examples of communities that are experimenting with various features of strong democratic systems, The Local Politics of Global Sustainability explains in engaging, accessible prose the crucial biophysical, economic, and social issues involved in achieving a sustainable world of our choice, rather than one imposed by external factors. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Economy - Political Science | Public Policy - General - Business & Economics | Development - Sustainable Development |
| Dewey: 333.717 |
| LCCN: 99048263 |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 6.02" W x 8.93" (0.64 lbs) 196 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This work explores the kind of politics that can help enable us to achieve a sustainable world of our choice, rather than one imposed by external forces. It offers an in-depth examination of the elements of a re-energized political system which directly involves citizens in decision-making. |
Contributor Bio(s): Prugh, Thomas: - Thomas Prugh is an energy analyst and writer who has written extensively on environment and energy issues. He is coauthor of Natural Capital and Human Economic Survival (ISEE, 1995). Costanza, Robert: -Robert Costanza is director of the Institute for Ecological Economics at the University of Maryland, based in Solomons, Maryland, and coauthor of Ecosystem Health (Island Press, 1992). Daly, Herman E.: - Herman E. Daly is Professor Emeritus at the University of Maryland, School of Public Affairs. From 1988 to 1994 he was senior economist in the environment department of the World Bank. Prior to 1988 he was Alumni Professor of Economics at Louisiana State University, where he taught economics for twenty years. He is a co-founder and associate editor of the journal Ecological Economics.He is co-author with theologian John B. Cobb, Jr. of For the Common Good (1989; 1994) which received the Grawemeyer Award for ideas for improving World Order. His other books include Steady-State Economics (Freeman, 1977; second edition, Island Press, 1991); Valuing the Earth (MIT, 1993) and Beyond Growth (Beacon, 1996). In 1996, he received the Heineken Prize for Environmental Science awarded by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Right Livelihood Award, Sweden's alternative to the Nobel Prize. |