Neoliberalism and climate policy in the United States: from market fetishism to the developmental state

"This book analyses the political economy of US climate policy, explaining how the drive to promote accumulation in green markets has been translated under conditions of American neoliberalism, where the state struggles to find a stable and legitimate role in the economy, and where environmenta...

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Main Author: MacNeil, Robert 1984- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London and New York Routledge 2017
Series:RIPE series in global political economy
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Summary:"This book analyses the political economy of US climate policy, explaining how the drive to promote accumulation in green markets has been translated under conditions of American neoliberalism, where the state struggles to find a stable and legitimate role in the economy, and where environmental and industrial policy are contentious topics. It conceptualizes US climate policy not as environmental policy (with regulation as its primary objective), but as innovation policy (with capital accumulation and market domination as its main objective). It argues that US climate policy must be understood in the context of the government's broader strategy to dominate and monopolize high-tech markets." ...
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XVI, 182 Seiten Diagramme, Karten
ISBN:9781138689282

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