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Global capitalism and climate change : the need for an alternative world system / Hans A. Baer.
Author
Baer, Hans A., 1944-
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Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
1st ed.
Published/Created
Lanham, Md. : AltaMira Press, 2012.
Description
1 online resource (367 p.)
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Subject(s)
Climatic changes
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Economic aspects
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Globalization
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Sustainable development
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Series
Globalization and the environment.
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Summary note
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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Description based upon print version of record.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of description
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
Language note
English
Contents
The impact of climate change on the environment and human societies
The capitalist world system and its contradictions
The capitalist treadmill of production and consumption as a generator of greenhouse gas emissions
The inadequacies of existing climate regimes for mitigating climate change
Why green capitalism is insufficient to mitigate climate change
A vision of an alternative world system : toward global democracy based on social justice and environmental sustainability
Toward an ecological revolution : progressive transitional reforms
Grass-roots responses to the climate change : internationally, nationally, and locally
Conclusion.
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ISBN
1-282-13403-5
9786613806611
0-7591-2134-6
OCLC
855502207
806039177
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