Seeking sustainability : on the prospect of an ecological liberalism / by G.J. Paton.
Utilising a conceptual approach based on the Polanyian concept of 'embeddedness', this book argues that the links between economic theory, neo-liberalism, and the current regime of sustainable development, have rendered 'sustainability' a discursive frame in the service of econom...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Routledge,
2011.
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| Series: | New political economy ;
16. |
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| Summary: | Utilising a conceptual approach based on the Polanyian concept of 'embeddedness', this book argues that the links between economic theory, neo-liberalism, and the current regime of sustainable development, have rendered 'sustainability' a discursive frame in the service of economic rather than ecological goals. In rejecting the integrity of 'environmental neo-liberalism', Paton argues there are some clear points of divergence between liberalism and neo-liberalism. She subsequently examines separately the impact on liberalism of efforts to integrate environmental concerns in order to determine if therein lies the potential for an effective reformist politics of 'ecological sustainability' |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 245 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-241) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780203838693 0203838696 9786613043245 6613043249 |