Globalization and Environmental Reform: The Ecological Modernization of the Global Economy

Neuausgabe 2001
ISBN: 978-0-262-13395-1
Verlag: Penguin Random House LLC

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 168 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 603 g

Many writers either glorify globalization or vilify it, particularly for its
destructive environmental effects. In this book environmental sociologist Arthur Mol provides a more
balanced understanding of the relationship between globalization and environmental quality. Mol
bases his arguments on his theory of ecological modernization, which holds that although processes
of modernization and globalization often result in environmental degradation, they also can
encourage policies and programs designed to arrest degradation and improve environmental
quality.Building on earlier ecological modernization studies that focused on Europe, North America,
and East and Southeast Asia, Mol takes here a more global perspective. He also addresses the
increasing roles of nonstate actors, especially international institutions, nongovernmental
organizations, popular movements, and transnational corporations.After examining the confusion
created by the failure to distinguish among globalization, global capitalism, and neoliberalism, Mol
analyzes both globalization's destructive environmental consequences and its contribution to global
environmental reform. Elaborating on the subject of reform, he focuses on three case studies, one
involving the economic triad of the European Union, the NAFTA region, and Japan; one involving the
relationship between the triad and developing countries; and one involving three developing
countries: Vietnam, the Netherlands Antilles, and Kenya.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mol, Arthur P.

Mol, Arthur P.J.

Mol, A. P. J.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Globalisierung, Transformationsprozesse
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Globalisierung
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Wirtschaftliche Globalisierung

Über Autor(innen)

Arthur P. J. Mol is Chair and Professor of Environmental Sociology and Professor of Environmental Policy in the Department of Social Sciences at Wageningen University.