Globalization and the Environment

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Globalization and the Environment critically explores theactors, politics and processes that govern the relationship betweenglobalization and the environment. Taking key aspects ofglobalisation in turn - trade, production and finance - the bookhighlights the relations of power at work that determine whetherglobalization is managed in a sustainable way and on whose behalf. Each chapter looks in turn at the political ecology of thesecentral pillars of the global economy, reviewing evidence of itsimpact on diverse ecologies and societies, its governance - thepolitical structures, institutions and policy making processes inplace to manage this relationship - and finally efforts to contestand challenge these prevailing approaches. The book makes sense of the relationship between globalisation andthe environment using a range of theoretical tools from differentdisciplines. This helps to place the debate about the compatibilitybetween globalisation and sustainability in an explicitly politicaland historical context in which it is possible to appreciate the'nature' of interests and power relations thatprivilege some ways of responding to environmental problems overothers in a context of globalisation.

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Peter Newell

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Development Studies Entwicklungsforschung Entwicklungspolitik Environmental Economics & Politics Environmental Studies Global Politics Globalisierung Political Science Politics of Development Politikwissenschaft Umweltforschung Umweltökonomie u. -politik Weltpolitik

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"In this important book, Peter Newell shows that therelationship between economic globalization and environmentalconsequences is fundamentally political. Newell shows how, and forwhom, the political project of unsustainable economic globalizationhas been governed, and provides a trenchant assessment of what itstransformation will require. Highly recommended for anyoneinterested in the political task of putting the world economy on amore sustainable footing." Ken Conca, American University "In Globalization and the Environment, Peter Newellprovides a much-needed critical analysis of the power that lies atthe interface of the global economy and the global ecology. Throughan in-depth examination of the governance of global economicrelationships, the book masterfully uncovers the complex dynamicsbetween different actors and environmental outcomes." Jennifer Clapp, University of Waterloo "Long-awaited and worth the wait, this book presentsPeter Newell's compelling analysis of the power relationsthat connect globalization, governance and ecology. Newell showsthat there is no alternative but to move these relations away fromneoliberal globalised capitalism and he offers creative practicalsuggestions for a new, democratically underpinned eco-logic." Jan Aart Scholte, University of Warwick "A well-argued, extensively researched exploration of therelationships between globalization and pervasive environmental andsocial destruction." The Journal of Sustainability Education
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