The compromise of liberal environmentalism /

The compromise of liberal environmentalism /

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Author / Creator:	Bernstein, Steven F.
Imprint:	New York : Columbia University Press, ©2001.
Description:	1 online resource (xii, 314 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Columbia international affairs online. Books Columbia international affairs online. Books.
Subject:	Environmental policy. Sustainable development. Environmental policy. Sustainable development.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11117799

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ISBN:	0231504306 9780231504300 9780231120371 0231120370 0231120362
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-293) and index. In English. Print version record.
Summary:	The most significant shift in environmental governance over the last thirty years has been the convergence of environmental and liberal economic norms toward ""liberal environmentalism""?which predicates environmental protection on the promotion and maintenance of a liberal economic order. Steven Bernstein assesses the reasons for this historical shift, introduces a socio-evolutionary explanation for the selection of international norms, and considers the implications for our ability to address global environmental problems. The author maintains that the institutionalization of ""s
Other form:	Print version: Bernstein, Steven F. Compromise of liberal environmentalism. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2001 0231120362
Standard no.:	10.7312/bern12036

Table of Contents:

From environmental protection to sustainable development
Environment, development, and liberal environmentalism
Epistemic communities, science, and international environmental governance
Economic ideas, social structure, and the evolution of international environmental governance.