Elinor Ostrom's work highlights how communities can establish their own rules for sustainable environmental management, bypassing the need for governmental oversight. The book emphasizes the importance of her research in addressing ecological challenges that jeopardize economic prosperity, suggesting that her insights offer a framework for achieving genuine sustainable development in an increasingly threatened world.
Exploring the intersection of green social and political theory with real-world environmental and social struggles, the book delves into critical political and sociological issues relevant to Britain and the global context. Derek Wall examines how theoretical frameworks can inform and enhance practical efforts for change, highlighting the importance of integrating ecological concerns into political discourse and activism.
The No-Nonsense Guide to Green Politics is one of the few books to analyse the huge impact that climate change will have on politics in future. Written by former speaker of the Green Party in clear, accessible style, it includes b&w; maps charts and graphs to illustrate key points.
A unique insider view of how ecosocialism has developed and a practical guide to focused ecosocialist action.
The book, first published in 1999, explores significant themes and ideas relevant to its field, providing valuable insights and perspectives. As part of the Routledge imprint of Taylor & Francis, it reflects a commitment to scholarly excellence and accessibility. The content is designed to engage readers and stimulate critical thinking, making it a noteworthy addition to academic literature.
Challenging the mainstream consensus on economics, Wall evokes popular radical economists to provide an eco-socialist alternative to capitalism.
An argument that the commons is neither tragedy nor paradise but can be a way to understand environmental sustainability.
An introduction to the groundbreaking ideas of the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Economics
Hugo Blanc is Peru's best-known revolutionary. A leader of the indigenous people of the Andes, he was born in 1934 in Cusco, the former Inca capital. He is a lifelong environmental campaigner in defence of the natural riches of the Andean region and beyond.
Climate change is a product of the entire social and economic system within which we exist, in a word, capitalism.