Capitalism, Socialism And The Environment
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
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At the crossroads of ideology and ecology, Hugh Stretton's Capitalism, Socialism and the Environment presents one of the most rigorous and penetrating examinations of how competing economic systems shape — and are shaped by — the natural world. Published in 1976 and winner of The Age Book of the Year Award, this landmark work argues that neither capitalism nor socialism, in their orthodox forms, offers adequate solutions to the mounting environmental crises of the modern era, challenging readers to reconsider the fundamental assumptions underpinning industrial civilisation. Stretton, a distinguished Australian historian and social theorist, writes with rare clarity and intellectual force, weaving together political economy, environmental science, and social philosophy into a cohesive and urgent critique. His prose is measured yet passionate, grounding abstract ideological debate in the concrete realities of resource depletion, urban sprawl, and social inequality. Decades after its first publication, the book's central question — whether any existing economic order can reconcile human prosperity with planetary survival — remains as disturbingly unanswered as ever.
Author: Hugh Stretton
Format: Paperback
Published: 1976, Cambridge University Press
Genre: Politics & law
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the crossroads of ideology and ecology, Hugh Stretton's Capitalism, Socialism and the Environment presents one of the most rigorous and penetrating examinations of how competing economic systems shape — and are shaped by — the natural world. Published in 1976 and winner of The Age Book of the Year Award, this landmark work argues that neither capitalism nor socialism, in their orthodox forms, offers adequate solutions to the mounting environmental crises of the modern era, challenging readers to reconsider the fundamental assumptions underpinning industrial civilisation. Stretton, a distinguished Australian historian and social theorist, writes with rare clarity and intellectual force, weaving together political economy, environmental science, and social philosophy into a cohesive and urgent critique. His prose is measured yet passionate, grounding abstract ideological debate in the concrete realities of resource depletion, urban sprawl, and social inequality. Decades after its first publication, the book's central question — whether any existing economic order can reconcile human prosperity with planetary survival — remains as disturbingly unanswered as ever.