Ecology & Environmental Sciences, Socio-Cultural Anthropology, Landscape & Environment - Social Aspects, Ecology
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Overview
Designed as both an introductory and theoretical text on contemporary global issues, this book was written to be used in conjunction with an international newspaper, especially the "Christian Science Monitor." Smith supplies theory and background to key global issues and embraces the world system theory of Immanuel Wallerstein and the new institutional economics of Douglas North. Smith demonstrates the "theory of blocked transitions," by which a few wealthy societies have achieved transitions to modernization economically, politically, demographically and ecologically while poor societies have been blocked in attaining these same advances. The book is organized regionally, exploring global issues in Latin America, Africa, Near East, Asia, Europe and Russia. Among the issues discussed are revolution, terrorism, drug trade, democratization, privatization, deforestation, desertification, and population expansion. This text is characterized by simplicity, directness, and quality of interpretation.Book Details
Published
July 1, 1994
Publisher
Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, c1993.
Pages
410
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780819191120