Stephen Macekura

Of Limits and Growth (eBook, PDF)

The Rise of Global Sustainable Development in the Twentieth Century

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Produktbeschreibung

Of Limits and Growth connects three of the most important aspects of the twentieth century: decolonization, the rise of environmentalism, and the United States' support for economic development and modernization in the Third World. It links these trends by revealing how environmental NGOs challenged and reformed the development approaches of the US government, World Bank, and United Nations from the 1960s through the 1990s. The book shows how NGOs promoted the use of 'appropriate' technologies, environmental reviews in the lending process, development plans based on ecological principles, and international cooperation on global issues such as climate change. It also reveals that the 'sustainable development' concept emerged from transnational negotiations in which environmentalists accommodated the developmental aspirations of Third World intellectuals and leaders. In sum, Of Limits and Growth offers a new history of sustainability by elucidating the global origins of environmental activism, the ways in which environmental activists challenged development approaches worldwide, and how environmental non-state actors reshaped the United States' and World Bank's development policies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juli 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781316468753
• Artikelnr.: 43589312

Autorenporträt

Stephen J. Macekura is Assistant Professor of International Studies at Indiana University, Bloomington.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: on the origins of 'sustainable development'; 1. The rise of
international conservation and post-war development; 2. Parks and poverty
in Africa: conservation, decolonization, and development; 3. 'The world's
most dangerous political issue': the 1972 Stockholm conference and the
politics of environmental protection; 4. When small seemed beautiful: NGOs,
appropriate technology, and international development in the 1970s; 5.
Leveraging the lenders: the quest for environmental impact statements in
the United States and the World Bank; 6. Conservation for development: the
World Conservation Strategy and the rise of sustainable development
planning; 7. The persistence of old problems: the politics of environment
and development at the Rio Earth Summit; Conclusion: the limits and growth
of NGOs.