Ecological modernisation around the world
Subtitle: persectives and critical debates
By: edited by Arthur P.J. Mol and David A. Sonnenfeld
Contributors: Mol, A. P. J; Sonnenfeld, David Allan
Publisher: Frank Cass
Published: 2000
Place of publication: London; Portland, OR
Language: eng
Number of pages: 300
Subjects: Environmental policy; Ecology; Economic development -- Environmental aspects
Description: "Experiences in some countries demonstrate that modern institutions can incorporate environmental interests into their daily routines. Elsewhere, economic and political interests dominate development trajectories and environmental deterioration continues, challenging the premises of ecological modernisation.".

"This volume brings together research on ecological modernisation practices around the world. Studies on Western, Central and Eastern Europe, the USA, and South-east Asia examine the applicability of this approach to advanced industrial countries, transitional economies and developing countries respectively.

Authors critically examine the premises of ecological modernisation theory, assess its value for understanding past and present environmental transformations, and outline paths for designing future sustainable development." "Taken together, the studies in this collection offer significant refinements, extensions and critiques of ecological modernisation theory and suggest important directions for future research on social and policy dimensions of environmental change."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: "This group of studies first appeared in a special issue of Environmental politics (issn 0964-4016) 9/1 Spring 2000 published by Frank Cass"--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references and index