Treadmill of Production: Injustice and Unsustainability in the Global Economy (Advancing the Sociological Imagination Series)

Schnaiberg’s idea of the treadmill of manufacturing is arguably essentially the most seen and enduring concept to emerge in three a long time of environmental sociology. Elaborated and examined, it has been discovered to be an correct predictor of political-economic adjustments within the world economic system. Within the world South, it has figures prominently within the work of structural environmental analysts and has been utilized by many political-economic actions. Constructing new extensions and purposes of the treadmill concept, this new ebook reveals how and why northern analysts and governments have failed to guard our surroundings and safe our future. Utilizing an empirically based mostly political-economic perspective, the authors define the causes of environmental degradation, the bounds of environmental safety insurance policies, and the failures of institutional decision-makers to guard human well-being.
Writer ‏ : ‎ Routledge
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 30, 2008
Version ‏ : ‎ 1st
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print size ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1594515077
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1594515071
Merchandise Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.1 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.43 x 0.37 x 8.5 inches