Ecology Politics and Liberal Democracy
- 1 April 1978
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Government and Opposition
- Vol. 13 (2) , 199-217
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-7053.1978.tb00543.x
Abstract
OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS, ECOLOGY HAS MADE ITS ENTRANCE INTO politics. At first the main concern was with pollution; but soon it broadened, and today the watchword is energy. In both cases the underlying phenomenon is that of economic growth. Not that all growth is incompatible with ecological balance; but over the last few decades normally there was a conflict, and industrial and urban growth in particular have led to a significant deterioration of the environment. Hence the importance of the controversy surrounding industrialization and economic growth, which has taken on an increasing importance in the politics of several Western European countries.Keywords
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