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Environment and Modernity in Transitional China: Frontiers of Ecological Modernization
Author(s) -
Mol Arthur P. J.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
development and change
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.267
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1467-7660
pISSN - 0012-155X
DOI - 10.1111/j.0012-155x.2006.00468.x
Subject(s) - modernization theory , ecological modernization , china , modernity , civil society , political science , state (computer science) , ecology , sociology , economic system , economic growth , economics , sustainable development , biology , law , algorithm , politics , computer science
The process of institutionalizing environmental interests and considerations in Western (especially, but not only, European) industrialized societies has been reflected and theorized upon by social scientists, many of whom have adopted the ‘ecological modernization’ framework. One of the key questions on the research agenda of ecological modernization is its appropriateness for developing or industrializing countries in other parts of the world. This contribution analyses to what extent environmental reforms in contemporary China can be interpreted as ecological modernization. It focuses on the similarities and differences between Chinese and European modes or styles of ecological modernization with respect to the role of state institutions, market dynamics, civil society pressure and international integration.