Neoliberal Environments: False Promises and Unnatural Consequences

ISBN 10: 041577148X / ISBN 13: 9780415771481

Published by Routledge, 2007

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Answers the questions: does neoliberalizing nature work and what work does it do? This volume provides answers to a series of questions about the effects of neoliberal policies on environmental governance and quality. Editor(s): Heynen, Nik; Robbins, Paul; Prudham, Scott; McCarthy, James. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white halftones, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 622. . 2007. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Neoliberal Environments: False Promises and Unnatural Consequences
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 041577148X
• ISBN 13: 9780415771481
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This volume explores the nexus between nature, markets, deregulation and valuation, using theoretically sharp and empirically rich real-world case studies and analyses of actually existing policy from around the world and across a range of resources. In short, it answers the questions: does neoliberalizing nature work and what work does it do? More specifically, this volume provides answers to a series of urgent questions about the effects of neoliberal policies on environmental governance and quality. What are the implications of privatizing public water utilities in terms of equity in service provision, resource conservation and water quality? Do free trade agreements erode the sovereignty of nations and citizens to regulate environmental pollution, and is this power being transferred to corporations? What does the evidence show about the relationship between that marketization and privatization of nature and conservation objectives?

Neoliberal Environments productively engages with all of these questions and more. At the same time, the diverse case studies collectively and decisively challenge the orthodoxies of neoliberal reforms, documenting that the results of such reforms have fallen far short of their ambitions.

About the Author

Nik Heynen is Assistant Professor of Geography at the University of Georgia.

James McCarthy is Associate Professor of Geography at Penn State University.

Scott Prudham is Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and the Centre for Environment at the University of Toronto.

Paul Robbins is Professor of Geography at the University of Arizona.