Rio Plus Ten
Politics, Poverty and the Environment
1st Edition
Published on 20. August 2003
216 pages
978-1-84964-151-7 (ISBN)
Description
The World Summit on Sustainable Development took place in Johannesburg, South Africa in September 2002. In this book, the authors look at the agenda established since the original Rio conference in 1992 and cover the events of the intervening years: global warming and the unfolding arguments over climate change, energy, water and sanitation, patents and many other issues. They examine what progress, if any, has been made.
Offering a critical analysis of the links between neoliberal economics and transnational organisations, the authors expose the poverty of so-called international protocols and resolutions which claim to offer solutions.
They show how, in virtually every case, these resolutions remain part of the problem of continuing poverty and environmental degradation in the non-Western world.
Offering a critical analysis of the links between neoliberal economics and transnational organisations, the authors expose the poverty of so-called international protocols and resolutions which claim to offer solutions.
They show how, in virtually every case, these resolutions remain part of the problem of continuing poverty and environmental degradation in the non-Western world.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
File size
1,09 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-84964-151-7 (9781849641517)
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Persons
Neil Middleton was the author of Disaster and Development (Pluto, 1997), Negotiating Poverty (Pluto, 2001) and Rio Plus Ten (Pluto, 2003). He is also co-author, with Phil O'Keefe, of Redefining Sustainable Development (Pluto, 2001).
Phil O'Keefe was Professor of Economic Development and Environmental Management at Northumbria University. He is also the Director of ETC-UK and co-author with Neil Middleton of Disaster and Development (Pluto, 1997), Redefining Sustainable Development (Pluto, 2001), Rio Plus Ten (Pluto, 2003) and co-editor of Negotiating Poverty (Pluto, 2003).
Phil O'Keefe was Professor of Economic Development and Environmental Management at Northumbria University. He is also the Director of ETC-UK and co-author with Neil Middleton of Disaster and Development (Pluto, 1997), Redefining Sustainable Development (Pluto, 2001), Rio Plus Ten (Pluto, 2003) and co-editor of Negotiating Poverty (Pluto, 2003).
Content
Acronyms and abbreviations
List of Tables and boxes
1. Introduction
2. What did they agree?
3. Cold water
4. Hot air
5. Other business
6. Development and duplicity
Appendix a: The Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development
Appendix b: World Summit on Sustainable Development Plan of Implementation
Notes
References
Index
List of Tables and boxes
1. Introduction
2. What did they agree?
3. Cold water
4. Hot air
5. Other business
6. Development and duplicity
Appendix a: The Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development
Appendix b: World Summit on Sustainable Development Plan of Implementation
Notes
References
Index
