Global Capitalism and Climate Change: The Need for an Alternative World System

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Public Policy
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Author: Hans A. Baer ISBN: 9780759121348
Publisher: AltaMira Press Publication: June 28, 2012
Imprint: AltaMira Press Language: English
Author: Hans A. Baer
ISBN: 9780759121348
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Publication: June 28, 2012
Imprint: AltaMira Press
Language: English

Many progressive scholars, particularly in the social sciences, have increasingly come to acknowledge that anthropogenic climate change constitutes yet another contradiction of global capitalism. This book constitutes an effort to develop a critical social science of climate change, one that posits its roots in global capitalism with its emphasis on profit-making, a treadmill of production and consumption, heavy reliance on fossil fuels, and commitment to ongoing economic expansion. It explores the systemic changes necessary to create a more socially just and sustainable world system that would possibly start to move humanity toward a safer climate and discusses the role of a burgeoning climate movement in this effort.

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Many progressive scholars, particularly in the social sciences, have increasingly come to acknowledge that anthropogenic climate change constitutes yet another contradiction of global capitalism. This book constitutes an effort to develop a critical social science of climate change, one that posits its roots in global capitalism with its emphasis on profit-making, a treadmill of production and consumption, heavy reliance on fossil fuels, and commitment to ongoing economic expansion. It explores the systemic changes necessary to create a more socially just and sustainable world system that would possibly start to move humanity toward a safer climate and discusses the role of a burgeoning climate movement in this effort.

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