Planetary Improvement
Cleantech Entrepreneurship and the Contradictions of Green Capitalism
$70.86
- Paperback
232 pages
- Release Date
16 March 2018
Summary
An examination of clean technology entrepreneurship finds that “green capitalism” is more capitalist than green.Entrepreneurs and investors in the green economy have encouraged a vision of addressing climate change with new technologies. In Planetary Improvement, Jesse Goldstein examines the cleantech entrepreneurial community in order to understand the limitations of environmental transformation within a capitalist system. Reporting on a series of investment pitches by cleantech entrepreneur…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262535076 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262535076 |
| Author: | Jesse Goldstein |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 232 |
| Release Date: | 16 March 2018 |
| Weight: | 318g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 11mm |
| Series: | Planetary Improvement |
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Critics Review
Though this book is intended for an academic audience, the author’s clear and concise mobilization of theory, which is in turn grounded by an approachable ethnographic method, makes it accessible to a broad readership that includes activists, entrepreneurs, and even laypersons interested in the green economy.
—Society & SpaceAbout The Author
Jesse Goldstein
Jesse Goldstein is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Virginia Commonwealth University.
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