Abstract
The environment and the pursuit of sustainable development were held as central aspects of New Labour's 'joined up' approach to public policy. The way in which environmental concerns have been included within the overarching New Labour 'project' has been by adopting an ecological modernisation approach to environmental policy, a central aspect of which is that the pursuit of improvements in environmental quality and sustainable development are not achieved at the cost of disrupting the government's efforts to sustain continued economic growth and investment. That is, New Labour's ecological modernisation project is concerned more with sustaining the British economy (specifically international competitiveness) than achieving a sustainable metabolism between that economy and its environmental inputs, outputs and ecological context.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 237-249 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 01 Dec 2003 |
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Keywords
- Ecological modernisation
- Economic growth
- New Labour
- Public policy
- Sustainable development
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The British state and the environment : New Labour's ecological modernisation strategy [1]. / Barry, John; Paterson, Matthew.
In: International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development, Vol. 2, No. 3, 01.12.2003, p. 237-249.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
TY - JOUR
T1 - The British state and the environment
T2 - New Labour's ecological modernisation strategy [1]
AU - Barry, John
AU - Paterson, Matthew
PY - 2003/12/1
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N2 - The environment and the pursuit of sustainable development were held as central aspects of New Labour's 'joined up' approach to public policy. The way in which environmental concerns have been included within the overarching New Labour 'project' has been by adopting an ecological modernisation approach to environmental policy, a central aspect of which is that the pursuit of improvements in environmental quality and sustainable development are not achieved at the cost of disrupting the government's efforts to sustain continued economic growth and investment. That is, New Labour's ecological modernisation project is concerned more with sustaining the British economy (specifically international competitiveness) than achieving a sustainable metabolism between that economy and its environmental inputs, outputs and ecological context.
AB - The environment and the pursuit of sustainable development were held as central aspects of New Labour's 'joined up' approach to public policy. The way in which environmental concerns have been included within the overarching New Labour 'project' has been by adopting an ecological modernisation approach to environmental policy, a central aspect of which is that the pursuit of improvements in environmental quality and sustainable development are not achieved at the cost of disrupting the government's efforts to sustain continued economic growth and investment. That is, New Labour's ecological modernisation project is concerned more with sustaining the British economy (specifically international competitiveness) than achieving a sustainable metabolism between that economy and its environmental inputs, outputs and ecological context.
KW - Ecological modernisation
KW - Economic growth
KW - New Labour
KW - Public policy
KW - Sustainable development
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VL - 2
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JO - International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development
JF - International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development
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