Beschreibung:
Alain Lipietz, Political Economist, Centres d'Etudes Prospectives d'Economie et Mathematiques Appliquees a la Planification.
This book is a clear and vigorous manifesto for political ecology - a 'green' alternative to traditional political movements and doctrines. It examines the core values and principles which underline political ecology, as well as the key problems it must address if it is to become a force of hope for the future.
Preface. Part I: Old Imperatives, New Hopes: . 1. Ecology without Consciousness is Body without Soul. 2. Ecology and Democracy. 3. Political Ecology and the Workersa Movement: Similarities and Differences. 4. The Rise and Fall of Economic Liberalism. 5. Ecology as Post--Socialist Economic Logic. Part II: International and Worldwide Perspectives:. 6. From Garden to Planet. 7. A Modest Internationalism. 8. The North--South Divide: Reality or Outmoded Concept?. 9. The Rio Conference and New North--South Relations. 10. Pro--Europe Means Anti--Maastricht. 11. And Now, A Fresh Start. Part III: A New Political Force:. 12. Greens and Others. 13. Political Ecology: The Urgent Task. Notes. Index.