Sustainability and the Civil Commons Rural Communities in the Age of Globalization
| Author/creator | Sumner, Jennifer Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Toronto : University of Toronto Press |
| Description | 188 p. ill 08.960 x 06.000 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from JSTOR eBooks |
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| Summary | Annotation <p>Often used but little understood, the word ?sustainability? is potent in its ability to evoke a better world based on economic, social, and environmental justice. The concept of sustainability, however, has been strikingly under-theorized. <i>Sustainability and the Civil Commons</i>provides what has been lacking since the publication of the Brundtland Report ? a firm foundation and a clear vision of alternatives.</p><p>Using rural communities as her reference-point, Jennifer Sumner exposes the unsustainable impacts of corporate globalization, and develops a framework to explain why current definitions of sustainability are profoundly inadequate. From this foundation, she allies sustainability with the concept of the civil commons ? including universal healthcare, environmental protocols, workplace safety regulations, and public education ? demonstrating how globalizing the civil commons, not corporate-sponsored trade treaties, opens the way for truly ?sustainable globalization.? <i>Sustainability and the Civil Commons</i>moves beyond rural roots through Antonio Gramsci?s model of hegemony, Jürgen Habermas?s theory of communicative action, and John McMurtry?s life-value ethics to build a comprehensive understanding of sustainability that combines global reach with local focus. It will be an invaluable resource for scholars and practitioners interested in sustainability, globalization, community development, and rural studies.</p> |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9780802095275 |
| ISBN | 0802095275 (Trade Paper) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780802095275 |
| Stock number | 00200604 |