Environmental Regulation and the History of Capitalism
the role of business from stockholm 1972 to the climate crisis
$272.80
- Hardcover
216 pages
- Release Date
27 April 2025
Summary
Title: Greening the Machine: Business, Regulation, and the Roots of Environmental Crisis
This edited collection examines the historical role of business actors in climate and environmental governance since the 1970s. Through a compilation of recent, evidence-based historical research, this book unveils the origins of contemporary challenges in regulating environmental pollution.
With original case studies, it offers a nuanced understanding of the environmental counter-offens…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781032844640 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1032844647 |
| Series: | Routledge International Studies in Business History |
| Author: | Sandra Bott, Sabine Pitteloud, Janick Marina Schaufelbuehl |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 216 |
| Release Date: | 27 April 2025 |
| Weight: | 580g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“This collection will contribute extensively to both our understanding of corporate responses to environmental regulation and the ways in which future debates ought to be fashioned. All of the [chapters] are well researched and the editors provide an extensive synthesis that summarise the key issues.”
John Wilson, Northumbria University, UK
“[This is] an innovative book which explores the crux between capitalism and environmental protection, with new empirical evidence on how companies not only thwarted, but also shaped and largely co-created certain environmental legislation.”
Laurent Warlouzet, Sorbonne University, France
About The Author
Sandra Bott
Sandra Bott is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
Sabine Pitteloud is an Assistant Professor of Contemporary History at UniDistance Suisse, Switzerland.
Janick Marina Schaufelbuehl is an Associate Professor of International History at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
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