The Climate Change Challenge and the Failure of Democracy - Rilegato

Shearman, David J. C.; Smith, Joseph Wayne

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 031334504X ISBN 13: 9780313345043

Casa editrice: Praeger Pub Text, 2007

Riassunto

Climate change threatens the future of civilization, but humanity is impotent in effecting solutions. Even in those nations with a commitment to reduce greenhouse emissions, they continue to rise. This failure mirrors those in many other spheres that deplete the fish of the sea, erode fertile land, destroy native forests, pollute rivers and streams, and utilize the world's natural resources beyond their replacement rate. In this provocative book, Shearman and Smith present evidence that the fundamental problem causing environmental destruction--and climate change in particular--is the operation of liberal democracy. Its flaws and contradictions bestow upon government--and its institutions, laws, and the markets and corporations that provide its sustenance--an inability to make decisions that could provide a sustainable society.

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Book by Shearman David Smith Joseph Wayne

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• Editore: Praeger Pub Text
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 031334504X
• ISBN 13: 9780313345043
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 181