SOC 3105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Management System, Ulrich Beck, Southeast Asia

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 3105
• Professor: Maaz Gardezi

Document Summary

Soc 3105 (fall 2020): political economy perspectives in. Eco modernization claims that market structures are flexible enough to reconcile the existing tension between growth & environment in ways that corporations center ecological values & practices w/in their operating procedures: 2. Incorporation of environmental agreements w/in multilateral trade agreements that focus on eco matters, ex. In japan, taxes on sulfur dioxide lead to tech innovations that reduced air pollution. In usa, tesla is example of ecological modernization. It slowly pushing automobile companies to produce electric cars. 2: through empowerment of marginalized communities & general population by way of social movements, the state can push to prioritize values, environmental amenities and social equity over capital accumulation. Kenneth gould, david pellow & allan schnaiberg reading: treadmill theory introduced by schnaiberg = address the question of why u. s. environmental degradation had increased so rapidly after. Treadmill structure enhanced eco & political power of shareholders (investors. 2 outcomes for workers: (p. 299: 1.