In this Book
- Globalization and the Environment: Greening Global Political Economy
- Book
- 2004
- Published by: State University of New York Press
summary
This groundbreaking study brings together economic globalization and the environment as never before. Gabriela Kütting argues for an “eco-holistic” approach that merges social, political, economic, and environmental analysis, so that a globalizing political economy may be understood in relation to environmental and social concerns. Key to this merging are the historical dimension of environmental-societal relations, the concept of consumption, and the concept of equity. To illustrate the utility of the eco-holistic approach, Kütting draws out the linkages between social and environmental degradation in West Africa, environmental and economic policies in the North, and the shopping habits of individual consumers, using cotton agriculture and the globalizing political economy of textiles as a case study.
Table of Contents
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- Part I: The Conceptual Argument for Eco-Holistic Analysis
- 2. Linking Environment and Society
- pp. 23-42
- Part II: Eco-Holism in Practice
- 6. The Case of West Africa
- pp. 107-126
- 7. Conclusion
- pp. 127-137
- Bibliography
- pp. 139-154
- SUNY series in Global Politics
- pp. 163-165
Additional Information
ISBN
9780791484869
DOI
MARC Record
OCLC
62386258
Pages
175
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No