The Crisis of Global Environmental Governance: Towards a New Political Economy of Sustainability Contributor(s): Park, Jacob (Editor), Conca, Ken (Editor), Finger, Matthias (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415449197 ISBN-13: 9780415449199 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2008 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy - Social Science |
Dewey: 338.927 |
LCCN: 2007038788 |
Series: Environmental Politics |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.13 lbs) 228 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: More than twenty years after the Bruntland Commission report, Our Common Future, we have yet to secure the basis for a serious approach to global environmental governance. The failed 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development showed the need for a new approach to globalization and sustainability. Taking a critical perspective, rooted in political economy, regulation theory, and post-sovereign international relations, this book explores questions concerning the governance of environmental sustainability in a globalizing economy. With contributions from leading international scholars, the book offers a comprehensive framework on globalization, governance, and sustainability, and examines institutional mechanisms and arrangements to achieve sustainable environmental governance. It:
This book will be of interest to students and researchers of political science, international studies, political economy and environmental studies. |