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A significant shift in environmental governance since 1970 has been the convergence of environmental and libral economic norms toward "liberal environmentalism". This text assesses the reasons for this shift, and considers the implications for our ability to address global environmental problems.

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Bernstein convincingly and usefully rejects the role of epistemic communities as a driving force behind the norm change he identifies... Compelling... His attention to the role of ideas in environmental policy is important. Choice An original and thorough analysis of the evolution of international environmental governance... this fascinating work makes an important contribution. Environmental Politics [T]ackled with style and commitment... [t]his is a book that many should and will want to read, both for its assessment of environmentalism internationally and for its original contribution to constructivist theory. -- Don Munton Perspectives on Politics

The Compromise of Liberal Environmentalism

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      Publisher: Columbia University Press
      Publication Date: 9/11/2001 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780231120364, 978-0231120364
      ISBN10: 0231120362
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      Earth Sciences, Geography & Environment Environmentalist thought and ideology Political science and theory

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A significant shift in environmental governance since 1970 has been the convergence of environmental and libral economic norms toward "liberal environmentalism". This text assesses the reasons for this shift, and considers the implications for our ability to address global environmental problems.

      Trade Review
      Bernstein convincingly and usefully rejects the role of epistemic communities as a driving force behind the norm change he identifies... Compelling... His attention to the role of ideas in environmental policy is important. Choice An original and thorough analysis of the evolution of international environmental governance... this fascinating work makes an important contribution. Environmental Politics [T]ackled with style and commitment... [t]his is a book that many should and will want to read, both for its assessment of environmentalism internationally and for its original contribution to constructivist theory. -- Don Munton Perspectives on Politics

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