Compromise of Liberal Environmentalism

Name: Compromise of Liberal Environmentalism
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ISBN: 9780231120371

ISBN-10: 0231120370

ISBN-13: 9780231120371

Edition: 2001

Authors: Steven Bernstein

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A significant shift in environmental governance since 1970 has been the convergence of environmental and liberal economic norms towards liberal environmentalism. This text assesses the reasons for this shift, and considers the implications.

Book details

List price: $38.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 9/11/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 0.65" wide x 0.87" long x 0.07" tall
Weight: 1.056
Language: English

Steven Bernstein is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto.



List of Acronyms


Preface and Acknowledgments



Introduction


The Evolution of International Environmental Governance


Explaining the Evolution of Environmental Governance


Metatheoretical Issues



From Environmental Protection to Sustainable Development


Identifying Norms


United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (UNCHE)


From Stockholm to Sustainable Development


World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED)



Environment, Development, and Liberal Environmentalism


From Brundtland to Rio


United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED)


Liberal Environmentalism After Rio


Conclusions



Epistemic Communities, Science, and International Environmental Governance


Explaining Norm Creation and Change With Epistemic Communities


The Role of Scientists and Scientific Ecology


The Influence of Scientists and Scientific Ecology


Conclusions



Economic Ideas, Social Structure, and the Evolution of International Environmental Governance


Socio-Evolution and Governance


Limited Success: Economic Ideas, the North-South Divide, and Ecodevelopment


Sustainable Development and the OECD


The "Fit" with Social Structure


UNCED Outcomes and Liberal Environmentalism


Conclusions



Conclusion


Theoretical Implications


Empirical and Policy Implications


Conclusion


Notes


Bibliography


Index