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A 6 page research paper that offers an overview of Ecological Modernization Theory as an approach to sustainable development. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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achieve economic goals and the goal of preserving the environment (Rogers, Jalal and Boyd, 2008). However, sustainable development encounters serious barriers to implementation that arise within the capitalist business world
when these goals are perceived as antithetical to business interests. The concept of ecological modernization has evolved as an approach to sustainable development that business interests can accept (Carter, 2007).
The basic message of ecological modernization is that capitalism can co-exist with environmental goals by reforming its existing institutions and this paradigm rejects the demand of the radical green movement
that the market economy must be entirely restructured (Carter, 2007). As this indicates, ecological modernization is an extremely significant concept. The following discussion focuses on how this concept is shaping
the implementation of sustainable development. Ecological Modernization Theory emerged in the early 1980s within the context of a handful of western European countries, specifically Germany, the United Kingdom (UK)
and the Netherlands (Mol and Sonnenfeld, 2000). While numerous individuals and organizations have contributed to the development of Ecological Modernization Theory, German sociologist Joseph Huber is largely acknowledged as the
founder of this sustained development strategy (Mol and Sonnenfeld, 2000). A.P.J. Mol describes Ecological Modernization Theory as focusing on "the growing independence, emancipation or empowerment of the ecological perspective
or sphere" as distinct from the three foundational analytical spheres that define modern society, namely, "political, economic and socio-ideological or societal" (Pellow, Schnaiberg and Weinberg, 2000, p. 110). As this
indicates, ecological modernization refers to both industrial change and also a political program, as it suggests that society has entered a "new industrial revolution," which is restructuring production processes in
conformance with ecological guidelines (Pellow, Schnaiberg and Weinberg, 2000). As a political agenda, the basic tenet of ecological modernization is that environmental issues should be addressed by harmonizing economic issues
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