Sustaining Liberal Democracy
Subtitle: Ecological Challenges and Opportunities
Contributors: John Barry (Editor); Marcel Wissenburg (Editor)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: July 6, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 243
ISBN-13: 9780333919811
Subjects: Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies; Political science & theory; Sustainability; Public Policy - Economic Policy; Political aspects; Political Ideologies - Democracy; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Public Affairs & Administration; Politics/International Relations; Political ecology; Political Process - Political Parties; Political Science / Public Affairs & Administration; Liberalism; Sustainable development; Environmentalism
First sentence: In this chapter I want to investigate to what extent sustainability can be realized in the context of western liberal democracy and how far liberal political theory can constitute a basis for solving the environmental issue.