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A Planetary Defeat

The Failure of Global Environmental Reform

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ID9201260
AuthorsJohn Bellamy Foster (0000-0001-7418-3004, corresponding author)
Year2003
Volume54
Issue8
Pages1
Publication date2003-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueMonthly Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0027-0520 • E-ISSN: 0027-0520
PublisherMonthly Review Foundation (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.14452/mr-054-08-2003-01_1
OpenAlexW2012255168
LanguageEN
Citations received4

The first Earth Summit in Rio de janeiro, Brazil in 1992 generated hopes that the world would at long last address its global ecological problems and introduce a process of sustainable development. Now, with a second summit being held ten years later in Johannesburg, that dream has to a large extent faded. Even the principal supporters of this process have made it clear that they do not expect much to be achieved as a result of the Johannesburg summit, which is likely to go down in history as an absolute failure. We need to ask ourselves why.This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website

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Unique citing works4
Citations per year0,18
Citation span2004 - 2012 (9)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 1
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