All effects of human action will inevitably be played out within our planet's limits; any hope of infinity is an illusion. And yet, as Wolfgang Sachs warned almost twenty years ago, environmental concerns have been assimilated into the rhetoric, dynamics and power structures of development. This classic collection of trenchant and elegant explorations addresses the crisis of the Western world's relations with nature and social justice. Examining the notions of efficiency, speed, globalization and development, Sachs shows ...
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All effects of human action will inevitably be played out within our planet's limits; any hope of infinity is an illusion. And yet, as Wolfgang Sachs warned almost twenty years ago, environmental concerns have been assimilated into the rhetoric, dynamics and power structures of development. This classic collection of trenchant and elegant explorations addresses the crisis of the Western world's relations with nature and social justice. Examining the notions of efficiency, speed, globalization and development, Sachs shows that sustainability, truly conceived, is incompatible with the worldwide rule of economism. Planet Dialectics reveals that the Western development model is fundamentally at odds with both the quest for justice among the world's people and the aspiration to reconcile humanity and nature.
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Minor rubbing. VG. 22x14cm, xiv, 226 pp. Contents: The Archaeology of the Devleopment Idea: The Shaky Ground of Sustainability: Global Ecology & the Shadow of "Development"; The Gospel of Global Efficiency; Environment & Development: The Story of a Dangerous Liason; Sustainable Development: On the Political Anatomy of an Oxymoron; In the Image of the Planet: One World-Many Worlds? The Blue Planet: On the Ambiguity of a Modern Icon; Globalization & Sustainability; Ecology & Equity in a Post-Development Era: Ecology, Justice & the End of Development; The Two Meanings of Resource Productivity; Speed Limits; The Power of Limits: An Inquiry into New Models of Wealth.
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New. In this classic text, Wolfgang Sachs, one of the world's leading post-development thinkers shows how the notion of 'sustainable development' is fundamentally flawed. Series: Critique. Influence. Change. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; RNA; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 326. 2015. New edition. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
