ENV222H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Ecological Modernization, Meadowcroft Rockshelter, Mit Press
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Greening the state? in paul f. steinberg and stacy d. vandeveer, Meadowcrot thesis: env protecion now a 4th core funcion of the state. Deepening of state engagement more ime, energy, techniques linked to other policy areas. Does not mean env problem is resolved. Due to agency, like funcion #3 (welfare) Criiques: issue-atenion cycle: env problems goes up & down public atenion. Meadowcrot right, over-all trend is increased public concern: rolling back state - greater place let for markets . Meadowcrot agrees, but says core welfare & env funcions remain: both have been reduced. Social change: success but also failure, need to transform societal pracices (norms) to respect ecological limits. Review - evoluion, funcions of the state: funcions, maintain order, natural prosperity. Economic growth through state-society interconnecion (market needs state for collecive acion, state needs market to generate revenue: welfare. Only emerged in response to social/ economic change, poliical rights by agency: poliical pressure, civil society actors.