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

by Arthur P.J. Mol

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262632845
• ISBN13: 9780262632843
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher