| World in Motion: The Globalization and the Environment Reader Contributor(s): Kroll, Gary M. (Editor), Robbins, Richard H. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0759110255 ISBN-13: 9780759110250 Publisher: Altamira Press OUR PRICE: $141.57 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy - Social Science | Anthropology - General |
| Dewey: 338.927 |
| LCCN: 2008026708 |
| Series: Globalization and the Environment (Hardcover Unnumbered) |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.1" W x 9" (1.23 lbs) 294 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The essays collected in World in Motion all address the same issue: The global paradox that modern prosperity has entailed extreme environmental degradation. Gary M. Kroll and Richard H. Robbins present readings covering all principal viewpoints on this matter, from the neoliberal belief that environmental and social problems can be fixed through a growing economy to the critics of globalization who equate growth with environmental degradation. This book asks an important question: Can we simply accelerate growth under the assumption that increased prosperity and new technologies will allow us to reverse environmental damage? Or do we need to transform our modes of living radically to maintain the health of the world around us? |