The developmental state in ecological modernization and the politics of environmental framings: The case of Singapore and implications for East Asia

Nature and Culture

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 95-119

  Wong, Catherine Mei Ling ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Developmental state; Ecological modernization; Environmental framings; Environmental politics

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; CIVIL SOCIETY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEVELOPMENT DISCOURSE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; MODERNIZATION; POLICY ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

FAR EAST; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA];

EID: 84863400058     PISSN: 15586073     EISSN: 15585468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3167/nc.2012.070106     Document Type: Article

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