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200 10$aSustainability and the civil commons $erural communities in the age of globalization /$fJennifer Sumner
210  1$aToronto, [Ontario] ;$aBuffalo, [New York] ;$aLondon, [England] :$cUniversity of Toronto Press,$d2007.
210  4$d©2005
215   $a1 online resource (190 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-8020-9527-5 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction -- $t1 The Age of Globalization -- $t2 Rural Reckoning: The Impacts of Corporate Globalization on Rural Communities -- $t3 Strategies for Sustainability: Building a Theory for Practice -- $t4 Searching for Sustainability: Past and Present -- $t5 Searching for Sustainability: Future -- $t6 New Directions for Research -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex
330   $aOften used but little understood, the word 'sustainability' is potent in its ability to evoke a better world based on economic, social, and environmental justice. The concept of sustainability, however, has been strikingly under-theorized. Sustainability and the Civil Commons provides what has been lacking since the publication of the Brundtland Report - a firm foundation and a clear vision of alternatives.Using rural communities as her reference-point, Jennifer Sumner exposes the unsustainable impacts of corporate globalization, and develops a framework to explain why current definitions of sustainability are profoundly inadequate. From this foundation, she allies sustainability with the concept of the civil commons - including universal healthcare, environmental protocols, workplace safety regulations, and public education - demonstrating how globalizing the civil commons, not corporate-sponsored trade treaties, opens the way for truly 'sustainable globalization'. Sustainability and the Civil Commons moves beyond rural roots through Antonio Gramsci's model of hegemony, Jürgen Habermas's theory of communicative action, and John McMurtry's life-value ethics to build a comprehensive understanding of sustainability that combines global reach with local focus. It will be an invaluable resource for scholars and practitioners interested in sustainability, globalization, community development, and rural studies.
606   $aSustainable development
606   $aGlobalization
606   $aCapitalism
606   $aCooperation
606   $aQuality of life
607   $aCanada$xRural conditions
608   $aElectronic books.
615  0$aSustainable development.
615  0$aGlobalization.
615  0$aCapitalism.
615  0$aCooperation.
615  0$aQuality of life.
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700   $aSumner$b Jennifer$f1949-$0887033
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906   $aBOOK
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