Green Politics: Dictatorship Or Democracy?; Author: Radcliffe, James; Paperback; Large size

Author: Radcliffe, James
Paperback; Large size; Tables, Bibliography, Index
240 pages
Published: March 2002
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 0333995775

At the heart of the green debate are a set of basic contradictions concerning beliefs and actions. This book reveals the problems associated with these contradictions, including adherence to decentralized political forms while accepting authoritarian intervention on behalf of the environment; a belief that this is the politics of the new age but in practice split between left and right; a rejection of the rationalist scientific project and a reliance on the lessons of the science of ecology.br Thorough exploration of the contrasting - and often contradictory - views of key authors on green issues and the various green organizations. At the heart of the green debate are a set of basic contradictions concerning beliefs and actions. This book reveals the problems associated with these contradictions, including adherence to decentralized political forms while accepting authoritarian intervention on behalf of the environment.