Global institutions and ecological crisis

Rapidly escalating environmental problems of the late 20th century have a common characteristic: their increasingly global nature. Damage to ecosystems, the atmosphere, oceans, forests, agricultural systems, and water supplies threatens both the stability of industrialized nations and the growth pro...

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Published in:World development 1991, Vol.19 (1), p.111-122
Main Author: Harris, Jonathan Mark
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Crisis
Ecology
Economic development
Environmental Protection
Environmentalism
Foreign Affairs
Institutions
International Organizations
International Relations
World Problems
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Summary:Rapidly escalating environmental problems of the late 20th century have a common characteristic: their increasingly global nature. Damage to ecosystems, the atmosphere, oceans, forests, agricultural systems, and water supplies threatens both the stability of industrialized nations and the growth prospects of the developing world. The concepts of growth management and sustainable development have emerged as responses to the environmental crisis. If these concepts are to be applied on the scale necessary to avert ecological catastrophe, a transformation of existing national and international institutions is required. The future world economic system must be based on a kind of global ecological Keynesianism, with a significant social direction of capital flows demand management, and technological choices, to promote ecological sustainability.
ISSN:0305-750X
1873-5991
DOI:10.1016/0305-750X(91)90042-G