The International Political Economy of the Environment: Critical Perspectives

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The International Political Economy of the Environment

Critical Perspectives

Edited by: Dimitris Stevis and Valerie J. Assetto

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2001

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Volume 12 | International Political Economy Yearbook

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Investigating the political dynamics and preferences underlying the framing of environmental problems and solutions, the authors test their analytical tools on the real world of international environmental politics.

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Social Sciences Political Science Political Science, other

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
1 Introduction: Problems and Solutions in the International Political Economy of the Environment Dimitris Stevis and Valerie J. Assetto Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
Part 1 The Politics of Global Policymaking
2 Posing Global Environmental Problems from Conservation to Sustainable Development Rosalind Irwin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	15
3 In Search of Global Standards: The Political Economy of Trade and the Environment Marc Williams Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	39
4 International Environmental Politics and the Internationalization of the State: The Cases of Climate Change and the Multilateral Agreement on Investment Daniel Egan and David Levy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	63
5 Environmental NGOs, TNCs, and the Question of Governance Peter Newell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	85
Part 2 Policy and Politics in the South
6 Tragedy for the Commons: The Enclosure and Commodification of Knowledge Marian A. L. Miller Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	111
7 Global Change and the Political Economy of Sustainable Development in Brazil Valérie De Campos Mello Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	135
8 Development and Risk: Environmental Discourse and Danger in Dominican and Cuban Urban Watersheds Barbara Lynch Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	157
Part 3 Theoretical Challenges
9 A Critical Approach to Institutional and Environmental Effectiveness: Lessons from the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution Gabriela Kütting Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	181
10 International Political Economy and the Environment: A Radical Ecological Perspective Eric Laferrière Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	199
11 Commentary: Some Reflections on International Political Economy and the Environmental Question Frederick Buttel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	217
12 Commentary: The International Political Economy of the Environment and the Subpolitical Domain Timothy Luke Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	227
13 Conclusion: History and Purpose in the International Political Economy of the Environment Dimitris Stevis and Valerie J. Assetto Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	239
List of Acronyms Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	257
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	261
The Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	291
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	295
About the Book Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	309

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9781685850135

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309

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781685850135

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