The global/local politics of the Great Bear Rainforest

Article Abstract:

A close reading of the campaign against clear-cut logging in the Great Bear Rainforest in British Columbia and the challenges posed by the forms of authority that are being constituted through struggles are being explored. It faces a real danger of misunderstanding, which may be the most important effects of environment politics on contemporary political life.

Political aspects, Politics, Columbia, California

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Towards a theory of ecosocial welfare: radical reformism and local exchanges and trading systems (LETS)

Article Abstract:

This article examines the politics of ecosocial welfare and the theory of radical reformism. The author discusses the radical reformist theory of Local Exchange and Trading Systems (LETS) in which the ideal is to implement social reorganization that includes the practical aspects of the short term and the utopian ideals of the long term.

Social aspects, Environmental aspects, Protection and preservation, Socialism, Social change, Biotic communities, Radicalism

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Intergenerational justice of what: Welfare, resources or capabilities?

Article Abstract:

The article focusing on intergenerational justice or the equitable distribution of benefits and burdens across different generations and 'currency of advantage (or benefit)' that can be used to evaluate distributive outcomes across time is presented.

Environmental justice

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