Kearns, Gerard
(1991)
This Common Inheritance: green idealism versus Tory pragmatism.
Journal of Biogeography, 18 (4).
pp. 363-370.
ISSN 0305-0270
Abstract
Journal of Biogeography (1991) 18, 363-370 SPECIAL This Common Inheritance: COMMENT Green idealism versus Tory pragmatism I. THE WHITE PAPER: 'THIS COMMON INHERITANCE: BRITAIN'S ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY' 'This Common Inheritance: Britain's Environmental Strategy' (henceforth TCI) is an important document in British politics. It is the first comprehensive inter-departmental review of Britain's environmental policies. It marks the Conservative Party's first real engagement with the agenda of the Green movement. TCI is certainly presented as a major new departure in politics: There are moments in history when apparently disparate forces or issues come together and take shape. Almost half a century ago that was true of arguments about the welfare state. In the last decade, the case for market economics has emerged, coherent and formidable, as a blueprint for prosperity and a guarantee of freedom. Today, it is the environment that captures headlines and excites public concern (TCI, p. 8). TCI explores the possibility of a more caring and less strident form of Conservatism and, although it was prepared under Mrs Thatcher's premiership, it may help define Tory ideology post-Thatcher...
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Article
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| Keywords: |
Environmentalism;
Environmental regulation;
Green economics;
Ecological sustainability;
Environmental politics;
Sustainable development;
Environmental conservation;
Sustainable agriculture;
Nature conservation;
Conservatism; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > Geography |
| Item ID: |
12136 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.2307/2845478 |
| Depositing User: |
Gerry Kearns
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| Date Deposited: |
14 Jan 2020 15:45 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Journal of Biogeography |
| Publisher: |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd. |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
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