Nature, production, power : towards an ecological political economy
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Nature, production, power : towards an ecological political economy
Edward Elgar, 2000
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-242) and index
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Description
This book introduces readers to the discipline of ecological political economy, an approach that aims at a theoretical synthesis of nature, production and power relations. At its heart is a critical appreciation of the social institutions and organizations that can provide the basis for strong environmental sustainability. The complex of ecological, political and economic interrelationships are analysed by eleven authors from backgrounds in economics, political theory, political economy, law and theology. Unifying the disparate treatments is each author's commitment to critical reflection in the pursuit of an ever-more informed debate.
Key themes include the nature of 'community', the role of civil society in resisting and reforming modern (un)sustainable development, the new place of transnational advocacy networks, the transformative possibilities for the state and new economic institutions.
This book will be of special interest to political scientists and economists, as well as geographers, sociologists and students of environmental studies.
Table of Contents
Contents: Preface Part I: Ecological Political Economy and Community 1. A Dialectic of Centre and Territory 2. Sabbaths, Shamans and Superquarrying on a Scottish Island 3. 'Community' and Natural Resource Conservation Part II: Ecological Political Economy and Critical Theory 4. Democracy, Ecology, Political Economy 5. An Ecological Historical Materialism 6. Nature (Re)Production and Power Part III: Ecological Political Economy and the State 7. Political Ecology and Regional Sustainability 8. Beyond the Statist Frame Part IV: Ecological Political Economy and the 'System' 9. Ecological Sustainability 10. Equity, Economic Scale and the Role of Exchange in a Sustainable Economy 11. Regulating Accumulation, Guarding the Web Bibliography Index
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