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200 10$aGlobal capitalism and climate change$b[electronic resource] $ethe need for an alternative world system /$fHans A. Baer
210   $aLanham, Md. $cAltaMira Press$d2012
215   $a1 online resource (367 p.)
225 1 $aGlobalization and the environment series
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-7591-2132-X 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aThe impact of climate change on the environment and human societies -- The capitalist world system and its contradictions -- The capitalist treadmill of production and consumption as a generator of greenhouse gas emissions -- The inadequacies of existing climate regimes for mitigating climate change -- Why green capitalism is insufficient to mitigate climate change -- A vision of an alternative world system : toward global democracy based on social justice and environmental sustainability -- Toward an ecological revolution : progressive transitional reforms -- Grass-roots responses to the climate change : internationally, nationally, and locally -- Conclusion.
330   $aThis book constitutes an effort to develop a critical social science of climate change, one that posits its roots in global capitalism with its emphasis on profit-making, a treadmill of production and consumption, heavy reliance on fossil fuels, and commitment to ongoing economic expansion. 
410  0$aGlobalization and the environment.
606   $aClimatic changes$xEconomic aspects
606   $aGlobalization
606   $aSustainable development
608   $aElectronic books.
615  0$aClimatic changes$xEconomic aspects.
615  0$aGlobalization.
615  0$aSustainable development.
676   $a330.12/6
700   $aBaer$b Hans A.$f1944-$0893983
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906   $aBOOK
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