Ecology and the world-system
By: edited by Walter L. Goldfrank, David Goodman, and Andrew Szasz.
Contributors: Goldfrank, Walter L.; Goodman, David, 1938-; Szasz, Andrew, 1947-
Series: Contributions in economics and economic history,; 211; Studies in the political economy of the world-system
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 265
Subjects: Environmental economics.; Biosphere.
Description: "Integrating environmental and world-systems analyses in chapters ranging from the ancient to the contemporary, from the global to the local, from West to East, and from North to South, this book is the first collection to analyze environmental issues from the world-systems perspective. The introduction provides Immanuel Wallerstein's fullest explication of the role of ecological constraints in the world-system. Early chapters diagnose the increasing environmental threats to global sustainability and suggest ways to arrive at an integrated theoretical understanding of those threats. The work then shows the historical and geographical range necessary to do justice to ecological considerations in chapters considering ancient civilizations, capitalism, the circumpolar North, the dam-builders of Asia, and the polluters of East Central Europe. The final chapters analyze the successes and limits of environmental movements in the United States, South Africa, and South Korea."--Pub. desc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.