Globalization and Environmental Reform The Ecological Modernization of the Global Economy

Name: Globalization and Environmental Reform The Ecological Modernization of the Global Economy
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ISBN: 9780262133951

ISBN-10: 0262133954

ISBN-13: 9780262133951

Edition: 2001

Authors: Arthur P. J. Mol

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Many writers either glorify globalization or vilify it, particularly for its destructive environmental effects. In this book environmental sociologist Arthur Mol provides a more balanced understanding of the relationship between globalization and environmental quality. Mol bases his arguments on his theory of ecological modernization, which holds that although processes of modernization and globalization often result in environmental degradation, they also can encourage policies and programs designed to arrest degradation and improve environmental quality. Building on earlier ecological modernization studies that focused on Europe, North America, and East and Southeast Asia, Mol takes here…

Book details

List price: $42.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 9/14/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 286
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

Arthur P. J. Mol is Chair and Professor of Environmental Sociology and Professor of Environmental Policy in the Department of Social Sciences at Wageningen University.



Preface



Beyond Seattle



Globalization and the Transformation of Modernity



Ecological Modernization: From National Emergence to Global Maturation



The Globalization of Side Effects



Globalization and Environmental Reform



Globalization as Triadization: EU, NAFTA, and Japan



Global Environmental Reform beyond the Triad



Industrializing Economies in a Global Environment



Ecological Modernization and Global Environmental Reform


Notes


References


Index