| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 175 pages) |
| Contents |
The Problem of Policy -- Policy Narratives -- Constructing an Alternative -- Scientific Knowledge and Uncertainty -- Measuring Sustainability -- The Role of Uncertainty -- The Efficiency Narrative: Eco-Efficiency Through Markets -- An Orthodox View -- Markets and Consumption -- Exclusion of Natural Goods -- Problems with Private Exploitation -- Regulating Natural Sinks -- Market Mechanics -- Markets and Collective Response -- Ecological Economics -- Organizing a Technological Fix -- Technology and Innovation -- Understanding Technological Innovation -- Structural Inhibitors -- Choosing an Ecological Techno-Economic Paradigm -- Considering Equity -- The Need for Authority -- The Possibilities of Politics -- Politics as Rational Choice -- Discursive Politics -- The Ecological Uses of Politics -- Sustainability in the International System -- Levels of Analysis -- Global Structures -- Cooperation Between Sovereignties -- Opportunities for Cooperation -- A Problem of Consciousness -- Extending Legal Rights -- Relationship Problems -- Valuing Nature -- Spirit and Nature -- Changing Minds -- Policy Principles for Sustainable Development -- Process and Goals -- Complex Adaptive Systems and Policy Principles -- Decision Making on Principle -- Initial Policy Directions |
| Summary |
"Through a critique of the economic, technological, political, and ethical theories that are the basis for current policy, this book shows that sustainable development proposals are at least incomplete or impractical and at worst dangerously misleading." "The concept of sustainable development presents a problem for theorists and policy makers because it cannot be objectively defined and subjective understandings vary widely. For the capitalist, sustainable development is a problem of production efficiency and technological innovation; for the environmentalist, a more appropriate ethic is a necessity; and for the developing country policy maker, a more equitable distribution of power over resources is imperative." |
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"Harrison shows how sustainable development can be constructed from policy principles derived from ongoing adaptations to changes in values, beliefs, and scientific knowledge, and applied in both developed and developing nations and communities large and small."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-163) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Sustainable development.
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Social structure.
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Social values.
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Social justice.
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Social Values
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Social Justice
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sustainable development.
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social structure.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Economic Policy.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Government & Business.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Economic Development.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Business Development.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Structural Adjustment.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- General.
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Social justice
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Social structure
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Social values
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Sustainable development
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
99058134 |
| ISBN |
0585424721 |
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9780585424729 |
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0791492133 |
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9780791492130 |
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