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Nuclear Power, Economic Development Discourse and the Environment : The Case of India
by Manu Mathai
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Overview
This book offers a critique of civilian nuclear power as a green energy strategy for India. The author argues that the existing growth-based, highly technology-centric model of organizing economic activity is unsustainable and urgently needs reform. Categorizing nuclear power in India as an "authoritarian technology," the book proposes an alternative arrangement, a synergy of ideas from the fields of economic development, energy planning, science, technology and society studies.
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- ISBN-13: 9780415629164
- ISBN-10: 0415629160
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publish Date: January 2013
- Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.41 pounds
- Page Count: 230
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