The Illusion of Progress

Unsustainable Development in International Law and Policy

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government
Cover of the book The Illusion of Progress by Alexander Gillespie, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Alexander Gillespie ISBN: 9781136533617
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: October 14, 2014
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Alexander Gillespie
ISBN: 9781136533617
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: October 14, 2014
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Is 'sustainable development' a charade sold to an increasingly misled public? This book presents a wide-ranging, penetrating critique of sustainability and what it actually means. The author argues that despite the rhetoric of socially and environmentally sustainable development and the ever-increasing number of legislative environmental policies, the real issues such as consumption, population growth and equity are either sidestepped or manipulated in international policy and law. Analyzing the main areas of concern - economic growth, market structure, trade, aid, debt, security and sovereignty - he shows that the entire development structure and the underpinnings of the debate are leading down quite a different path to that intended by sustainability.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Is 'sustainable development' a charade sold to an increasingly misled public? This book presents a wide-ranging, penetrating critique of sustainability and what it actually means. The author argues that despite the rhetoric of socially and environmentally sustainable development and the ever-increasing number of legislative environmental policies, the real issues such as consumption, population growth and equity are either sidestepped or manipulated in international policy and law. Analyzing the main areas of concern - economic growth, market structure, trade, aid, debt, security and sovereignty - he shows that the entire development structure and the underpinnings of the debate are leading down quite a different path to that intended by sustainability.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book After Method by Alexander Gillespie
Cover of the book Transnational Environmental Crime by Alexander Gillespie
Cover of the book Chinese Medicine in Early Communist China, 1945-1963 by Alexander Gillespie
Cover of the book Tragedy and Trauma in the Plays of Christopher Marlowe by Alexander Gillespie
Cover of the book Scratches on Our Minds: American Images of China and India by Alexander Gillespie
Cover of the book Socioeconomic and Environmental Impacts on Agriculture in the New Europe by Alexander Gillespie
Cover of the book Black Popular Music in Britain Since 1945 by Alexander Gillespie
Cover of the book Peter Gabriel, From Genesis to Growing Up by Alexander Gillespie
Cover of the book South African Essays on 'Universal' Shakespeare by Alexander Gillespie
Cover of the book Music and Gender in English Renaissance Drama by Alexander Gillespie
Cover of the book Hermeneutics, History and Memory by Alexander Gillespie
Cover of the book Elections as Popular Culture in Asia by Alexander Gillespie
Cover of the book From Human to Posthuman by Alexander Gillespie
Cover of the book Neurogenetic Diagnoses by Alexander Gillespie
Cover of the book Preparing Teachers for Inclusive Education by Alexander Gillespie
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy