{"product_id":"9781783604906","title":"Green Growth: Ideology, Political Economy and the Alternatives","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe discourse of ‘green growth’ has recently gained ground in environmental governance deliberations and policy proposals. It is presented as a fresh and innovative agenda centred on the deployment of engineering sophistication, managerial acumen and market mechanisms to redress the environmental and social derelictions of the existing development model.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut the green growth project is deeply inadequate, whether assessed against criteria of social justice or the achievement of sustainable economic life upon a materially finite planet. This volume outlines three main lines of critique. First, it traces the development of the green growth discourse \u003ci\u003equa\u003c\/i\u003eideology. It asks: what explains modern society’s investment in it, why has it emerged as a master concept in the contemporary conjuncture, and what social forces does it serve? Second, it unpicks and explains the contradictions within a series of prominent green growth projects. Finally, it weighs up the merits and demerits of alternative strategies and policies, asking the vital question: ‘if not green growth, then what?’\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zed Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131562082544,"sku":"9781783604906","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781783604906_p0.jpg?v=1763724902","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781783604906","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}