Global capitalism and climate change the need for an alternative world system / Hans A. Baer.

Author/creator Baer, Hans A., 1944-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLanham : AltaMira Press,
Descriptionxi, 353 p. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects

SeriesGlobalization and the environment series
Contents The impact of climate change on the environment and human societies -- The capitalist world system and its contradictions -- The capitalist treadmill of production and consumption as a generator of greenhouse gas emissions -- The inadequacies of existing climate regimes for mitigating climate change -- Why green capitalism is insufficient to mitigate climate change -- A vision of an alternative world system : toward global democracy based on social justice and environmental sustainability -- Toward an ecological revolution : progressive transitional reforms -- Grass-roots responses to the climate change : internationally, nationally, and locally -- Conclusion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 313-346) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012016730
ISBN9780759121324 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780759121348 (ebook)