John Töns

John Rawls and Environmental Justice

Implementing a Sustainable and Socially Just Future

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Using the principles of John Rawls' theory of justice, this book offers an alternative political vision; one which describes a mode of governance that will enable communities to implement a sustainable and socially just future. It frames the discussion of global justice in terms of environmental sustainability.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. September 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 286g
• ISBN-13: 9780367627690
• ISBN-10: 0367627698
• Artikelnr.: 68713874

Autorenporträt

John Töns has, for the past 40 years, been active in social and environmental justice. He holds a PhD in Global Justice from Flinders University, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Acknowledgements List of abbreviations Introduction 1. Welcome to
the Anthropocene 2. Fairness: A Magnificent Obsession 3. The Social
Contract 4. The Basic Structure and the Principles of Justice 5. Political
Culture and the Basic Structure 6. The Coercive Role of the Basic Structure
7. Just Savings 8. Ideal Theory 9. 'We are all in this together' 10. From
Ideal Theory to Practice Appendix : An Open Letter to all the Delegates to
the UN Climate Change Conference 2021