The political economy of sustainable development

Dados Bibliográficos

ID4328451
AutoresTimothy O’riordan (0000-0002-0492-8477, University of East Anglia), Tim O''Riordan, Tim O'Riordan, Heather Voisey (University of East Anglia)
Ano1997
Volume6
Fascículo1
Páginas1-23
Data de publicação1997-03-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoEnvironmental Politics (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0964-4016 • E-ISSN: 1743-8934
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09644019708414309
OpenAlexW1999022727
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas13
Referências citadas8

This introductory essay sets out the research which produced the following collection of articles. The aim of the research was to develop further a theory of the institutional responsiveness triggered by the Agenda 21 exercise, by examining the extent to which sustainable development may be regarded as an energising force in its own right. The research concludes that this transition has to be assisted by a myriad of institutional changes that are not in themselves directly promoted by the sustainable development agenda. Nevertheless there are distinctive features of sustainable development that clearly create important and continuing institutional change. This introductory essay summarises those conclusions in a broad theoretical context

Economic system · Economics · Geography · Institutional change · Institutional theory · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Sustainable development · Law · Public Administration · Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy