New Book-IPE and Environment

The International Political Economy of the Environment: Critical
Perspectives. Volume 12 of the International Political Economy Yearbook
Dimitris Stevis and Valerie Assetto (eds). Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 2001.

When considering the nature of environmental problems, many scholars and
practitioners assume that—while there may be disagreement about
solutions—we know what the problems are. In contrast, the authors of
this volume investigate the framing of both problems and solutions to
clarify the particular political dynamics and preferences that they
reflect and legitimate. They test their analytical tools on the real
world of international environmental politics, combining theory with
empirical research. All of the chapters raise theoretical questions at
the core of research and policymaking that values social equity and
environmental health. In combination, they tell a cohesive, substantive
story about the IPE of the environment at the beginning of the third
millennium.

CONTENTS: Introduction: Problems and Solutions in the International
Political Economy of the Environment— THE EDITORS.

THE POLITICS OF GLOBAL POLICYMAKING: Posing Global Environmental
Problems from Conservation to Sustainable Development—R. IRWIN./ In
Search of Global Standards: The Political Economy of Trade and the
Environment—M. WILLIAMS./ International Environmental Politics and the
Internationalization of the State: The Cases of Climate Change and the
Multilateral Agreement on Investment—D. EGAN and D. LEVY./
Environmental NGOs, TNCs, and the Question of Governance—P. NEWELL.

POLICY AND POLITICS IN THE SOUTH: Tragedy for the Commons: The Enclosure
and Commodification of Knowledge—M.A.L. MILLER./ Global Change and the
Political Economy of Sustainable Development in Brazil—V. DE CAMPOS
MELLO./ Development and Risk: Environmental Discourse and Danger in
Dominican and Cuban Urban Watersheds—B. LYNCH.

THEORETICAL CHALLENGES: A Critical Approach to Institutional and
Environmental Effectiveness: Lessons from the Convention on Long- Range
Transboundary Air Pollution—G. K?TTING./ International Political
Economy and the Environment: A Radical Ecological Perspective—E.
LAFERRI?RE./ Commentary: Some Reflections on International Political
Economy of the Environmental Question —F. BUTTEL./ Commentary: The
International Political Economy of the Environment and the Subpolitical
Domain—T. LUKE./ Conclusion: History and Purpose in the International
Political Economy of the Environment— THE EDITORS.

309 Pages
ISBN: 1-55587-922-5 HC $55.00
ISBN: 1-55587-980-2 PB $22.00

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