The Compromise of Liberal Environmentalism

by Steven Bernstein

Book Overview

The most significant shift in environmental governance over the last thirty years has been the convergence of environmental and liberal economic norms toward "liberal environmentalism"--which predicates environmental protection on the promotion and maintenance of a liberal economic order. Steven Bernstein assesses the reasons for this historical shift, introduces a socio-evolutionary explanation for the selection of international norms, and considers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231120370
• ISBN13: 9780231120371
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher