Table of Contents

Preface vi

Acknowledgements viii

Abbreviations x

Tables and Boxes xiii

1 Globalization and the Environment: Capitalism, Ecology and Power 1

2 The Political Ecology of Globalization 17

3 The Political Economy of Global Environmental Governance: Power(in) Globalization 34

4 Global Trade and the Environment: Whose Rules Rule? 60

5 Global Production and the Environment: Racing to the Top, Bottom or Middle? 88

6 Global Finance and the Environment: Gambling on Green 114

7 Conclusions: Ecologizing Globalization/Globalizing Ecology 145

References 160

Index 186

About the Author

Peter Newell is professor of international relations at the University of Sussex and director of the Centre for Global Political Economy.

Reviews

"In this important book, Peter Newell shows that therelationship between economic globalization and environmentalconsequences is fundamentally political. Newell shows how, and forwhom, the political project of unsustainable economic globalizationhas been governed, and provides a trenchant assessment of what itstransformation will require. Highly recommended for anyoneinterested in the political task of putting the world economy on amore sustainable footing." Ken Conca, American University "In Globalization and the Environment, Peter Newellprovides a much-needed critical analysis of the power that lies atthe interface of the global economy and the global ecology. Throughan in-depth examination of the governance of global economicrelationships, the book masterfully uncovers the complex dynamicsbetween different actors and environmental outcomes." Jennifer Clapp, University of Waterloo "Long-awaited and worth the wait, this book presentsPeter Newell s compelling analysis of the power relationsthat connect globalization, governance and ecology. Newell showsthat there is no alternative but to move these relations away fromneoliberal globalised capitalism and he offers creative practicalsuggestions for a new, democratically underpinned eco-logic." Jan Aart Scholte, University of Warwick "A well-argued, extensively researched exploration of therelationships between globalization and pervasive environmental andsocial destruction." The Journal of Sustainability Education