The Condition of Sustainability

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This book examines the political economy of sustainable development. The authors consider why most approaches to sustainable development have proved inadequate. Bringing together key ideas from social theory, food regimes and sustainability debates, the book presents a new and more dynamic way of thinking about sustainable development and a methodology for applying these ideas.
Case study material focuses on the food system particularly the sugar industry in Australia and Barbados.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781138881334
ISBN-10: 1138881333
Pagini: 256
Ilustrații: 7 black & white tables
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Public țintă

Postgraduate

Recenzii

'This is , without doubt, an impressive book. It displays a clarity of analysis and structure that is rare in works on the environment.' - Raymond L. Bryant, King's College London

'It is, in short, an accessible work that is also a major contribution to the literature on sustainability.' - Raymond L. Bryant, King's College London

Cuprins

Introduction 1 Sustainable development: the impasse and beyond 2 Realism: questions of ontology—understanding the causality of the unsustainable 3 Regulation and the conditioning of the unsustainable: questions of theory and practice 4 International food systems: creating spaces for foods and nature 5 Sugar 6 The regulation of the Barbados sugar industry 7 The regulation and re-regulation of the Australian sugar industry 8 The condition of sustainable development

Notă biografică

Ian Drummond (Author), Terry Marsden (Author)

Descriere

The Condition of Sustainability explores the political economy of sustainable development and presents a new and powerful way of thinking about sustainable development as well as a methodology for applying these ideas.

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