Hans A. Baer

Global Capitalism and Climate Change

The Need for an Alternative World System

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Produktbeschreibung

This book constitutes an effort to develop a critical social science of climate change, one that posits its roots in global capitalism with its emphasis on profit-making, a treadmill of production and consumption, heavy reliance on fossil fuels, and commitment to ongoing economic expansion.

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Produktdetails

• Globalization and the Environment
• Verlag: Altamira Press
• Seitenzahl: 366
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juni 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 746g
• ISBN-13: 9780759121324
• ISBN-10: 075912132X
• Artikelnr.: 35058361

Autorenporträt

By Hans A. Baer

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Introduction Chapter 1: The Impact of Climate Change on the
Environment and Human Societies Chapter 2: The Capitalist World System and
its Contradictions Chapter 3: The Capitalist Treadmill of Production and
Consumption as a Generator of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Chapter 4: The
Inadequacies of Existing Climate Regimes for Mitigating Climate Change
Chapter 5: Why Green Capitalism is Insufficient to Mitigate Climate Change
Chapter 6: A Vision of an Alternative World System: Toward Global Democracy
Based on Social Justice and Environmental Sustainability Chapter 7: Toward
an Ecological Revolution: Progressive Transitional Reforms Chapter 8:
Grass-roots Responses to the Climate Change: Internationally, Nationally,
and Locally Chapter 9: Conclusion Resource Guide Bibliography Index About
the Author