The International Political Economy of the Environment: Critical Perspectives

Published by Lynne Rienner Publishers 2001

The International Political Economy of the Environment

Critical Perspectives

Edited by: Dimitris Stevis and Valerie J. Assetto

Volume 12 in the series International Political Economy Yearbook

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781685850135

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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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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 Download PDF	1
Part 1 The Politics of Global Policymaking
2 Posing Global Environmental Problems from Conservation to Sustainable Development Rosalind Irwin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
3 In Search of Global Standards: The Political Economy of Trade and the Environment Marc Williams Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	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 Download PDF	63
5 Environmental NGOs, TNCs, and the Question of Governance Peter Newell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	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 Download PDF	111
7 Global Change and the Political Economy of Sustainable Development in Brazil Valérie De Campos Mello Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
8 Development and Risk: Environmental Discourse and Danger in Dominican and Cuban Urban Watersheds Barbara Lynch Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	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 Download PDF	181
10 International Political Economy and the Environment: A Radical Ecological Perspective Eric Laferrière Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
11 Commentary: Some Reflections on International Political Economy and the Environmental Question Frederick Buttel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
12 Commentary: The International Political Economy of the Environment and the Subpolitical Domain Timothy Luke Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	227
13 Conclusion: History and Purpose in the International Political Economy of the Environment Dimitris Stevis and Valerie J. Assetto Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	239
List of Acronyms Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	257
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	261
The Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	291
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	295
About the Book Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	309

Language: English
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 309

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Published: June 7, 2022
ISBN: 9781685850135