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Ecologically unequal exchange
Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Sociology, pp 199-205
28 Apr 2024
Abstract
Ecologically unequal exchange theory is a global political economic theory in environmental sociology. The theory posits that uneven trade relationships shape the inequitable distribution of environmental harms and human well-being. Specifically, the structure of international trade enables countries in the Global North to disproportionately access natural resources and sink capacity for waste in nations of the Global South. Ecologically unequal exchange and related ideas have roots in multiple perspectives related to the environment and development including environmental sociology, political economic approaches within the sociology of development, and ecological economics (Hornborg 1998b, 2009; Jorgenson 2006, see also Jorgenson 2016; Givens, Huang, and Jorgenson 2019; Givens and Huang 2021).
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- Title
- Ecologically unequal exchange
- Creators
- Jennifer E. Givens - Utah State UniversityXiaorui Huang - Drexel University, Sociology
- Publication Details
- Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Sociology, pp 199-205
- Series
- Elgar Encyclopedias in Sociology series
- Publisher
- Edward Elgar Publishing; Cheltenham, UK
- Number of pages
- 7
- Resource Type
- Encyclopedia entry
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Sociology
- Other Identifier
- 991021903707604721