Environmental Science - General & Miscellaneous, General & Miscellaneous Environmental Policies, Environmental Economics, Environmental Conservation & Protection Policy, Economic Development, Sustainable Development

Is Capitalism Sustainable?

Name: Is Capitalism Sustainable?
Author: Martin O'Connor
ISBN: 9780898625943

by Martin O'Connor

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Overview

With the collapse of Soviet hegemony and Eastern bloc communism, the ascendancy of the image of the good society -- achieved under capitalism -- appears unassailable. But is it? Under market economies around the world, contemporary environmental problems are creating a major economic crisis of supply, putting into serious question the legitimacy of the capitalist system. This volume probes the many facets of capitalism's ecological contradictions and presents critical discussions of the politics of ecology under a free-market economy. Offering cogent analyses of the ways capitalism and liberal politics themselves are responding to this crisis, the book also presents the groundwork for meaningful social resistance to capitalist exploitatio«MDNM»ns.

About the Author, Martin O'Connor

Martin O'Connor, a Lecturer in Economics at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, specializes in the fields of environment, development, and social sciences epistemology. He holds research degrees in physics, sociology, development/philosophy, and economics.

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Probes capitalism's ecological contradictions and discusses the policies of ecology under a free-market economy. Topics include ecological economics and ecosocialism, eco-Marxist critique of political economy, a critique of the theory of production, social costs in modern capitalism, and public hearings on a bleached kraft pulp mill in Canada. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)