Developmental Environmentalism in Guyana
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12308796 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Franklin Obeng‐odoom (0000-0003-3997-7751, Global Development Studies, Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science, University of Helsinki Helsinki Finland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 5518-5527 |
| Publication date | 2025-03-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sustainable Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0968-0802 • E-ISSN: 1099-1719 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/sd.3414 |
| OpenAlex | W4408320521 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 47 |
Developmental environmentalism (DE) has been theorised as being capable of driving inclusive sustainable development. It does so, according to this theory, by prioritising green development steered by the state. Unlike developmentalism, which gave little or no attention to green growth, DE eschews brown growth and emphasises green growth, self‐sufficiency, technology and renewables as alternatives to fossil‐based development. Most DE theorising neither accounts for petrostates that are developmentalist nor considers socially stratified societies. This state‐of‐the‐art raises the question: how do developmental states in stratified societies with substantial oil endowments pursue DE? A content analysis of more than 1000 data points (real‐world stories) from both pro‐ and anti‐government newspapers in Guyana helps to address this question. Oil is central to financing Guyana's DE. Part of this process is a state urban development strategy that seems to drain power from racialised opposition centres to build a new technopolis. These findings clarify the vital place of oil and cities in DE, showing that this development model can reproduce social stratification
Developmental state · Developmentalism · Environmentalism · Media studies · Newspaper · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Sustainable development · Caribbean history, culture, and politics · Energy and Environment Impacts · Mining and Resource Management
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An American dilemma
Content Analysis for the Social Sciences and Humanities
The social costs of private enterprise.
Balikpapan as a Developmental Environmentalist City
Marx in the Anthropocene
A History of the Guyanese Working People, 1881-1905
Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy
Reconsidering Reparations
Urban economics in the Global South
Topic modeling for frame analysis
An agenda for thinking about ‘race’ in development
Spotlighting the Economy
The contradiction of the sustainable development goals
Oil cities, industrial policy and sustainable development
Limits to growth
Georgetown, Guyana
The role of colonial pasts in shaping climate futures
Framing Climate Change as an Economic Opportunity in South Korean Newspapers
Property, Institutions, and Social Stratification in Africa
Racial Conflict and Economic Development
Intercoder Reliability in Qualitative Research
Guyana
Pandemic patriotism
Developmental Environmentalism
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |