The State and Social Power in Global Environmental Politics

by Ronnie Lipschutz, Ken Conca

Overview

The State and Social Power in Global Environmental Politics examines how the difficult issues of social, political, and economic relations will complicate the efforts initiated at the June 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. The contributors argue that national governments must begin to acknowledge the role of new actors in their environmental policies.

The authors of these original essays—including Jesse C. Ribot, James N. Rosenau, Barbara Jancar, and Ann Hawkins—envision a world in which governments, driven by various pressures, find themselves increasingly bound to common efforts and joint solutions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780231081078
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Publication date:	10/21/1993
Series:	New Directions in World Politics
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	363
Product dimensions:	5.96(w) x 8.84(h) x 0.96(d)
Lexile:	1580L (what's this?)
Age Range:	18 Years

Editorial Reviews

Probably the best book yet written on global environmental politics.

Environmental Politics

Contains some of the most creative and exciting essays on environmental topics that I have seen in a long time.

Peter Haas

Contributors, many of whom are or have been associated with the Energy and Resources Group at the U. of Calif., Berkeley, examine the ways in which the complex nature of global and local social, political, and economic relations complicate efforts to address global environmental change. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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