Sustainability with ecological and economic justice in China

Kin Chi LAU

doi:10.22201/ceiich.24485705e.2015.7.52411

Sustainability with ecological and economic justice in China

Kin Chi LAU

Lingnan University

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Abstract

This paper examines the sustainability of China’s economic development since the 1979 Reform by addressing questions of socio-economic and ecological justice . It attempts to understand how the craze for Modernization entraps China in socio-economic injustices and aggravates environmental crises . It argues for adopting subaltern and ecological perspectives in challenging statist, elitist and anthropocentric discourses and practices concerning the question of sustainability in China.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	293-320
Number of pages	28
Journal	INTERdisciplina
Volume	3
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.22201/ceiich.24485705e.2015.7.52411
Publication status	Published - 11 Mar 2015

Bibliographical note

Also published in Spanish: Lau, K. C. (2015). La sustentabilidad con justicia ecológica y económica en China. INTERdisciplina, 3(7), 89-120. doi: 10.22201/ceiich.24485705e.2015.7.52387

Keywords

China
common
ecological justice
socio-economic justice
subaltern perspective
sustainability

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Sustainability with ecological and economic justice in China

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