Globalization and the environment : greening global political economy / Gabriela Kutting.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kütting, Gabriela, 1967-

Series:

SUNY series in global politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental economics.

Sustainable development.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This groundbreaking study brings together economic globalization and the environment as never before. Gabriela Kütting argues for an "eco-holistic" approach that merges social, political, economic, and environmental analysis, so that a globalizing political economy may be understood in relation to environmental and social concerns. Key to this merging are the historical dimension of environmental-societal relations, the concept of consumption, and the concept of equity. To illustrate the utility of the eco-holistic approach, Kütting draws out the linkages between social and environmental degradation in West Africa, environmental and economic policies in the North, and the shopping habits of individual consumers, using cotton agriculture and the globalizing political economy of textiles as a case study.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Preface

The Conceptual Argument for Eco-Holistic Analysis

A Critical Review of Global Political Economy from an Eco-Holistic Perspective

Linking Environment and Society

Cultural Versus Political Economy Approaches: Production and Consumption

Equity, Environment, and Global Political Economy

Eco-Holism in Practice

The Political Economy of Garments, Especially Cotton

The Case of West Africa

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

List Of Titles

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-154) and index.

ISBN:

9780791484869

0791484866

9781423739951

1423739957

OCLC:

62757727