Title

What Karl Marx has to say about today's environmental problems

Description

Ted Benton, a Professor of Sociology at the University of Essex, writes about how Marx's theories can be applied to modern environmental issues such as climate change. He talks about how Marx's ideas about capitalism relate to current exploitation of nature, and specifically about soil degradation which was an issue during the 1860s when Marx was alive. He also includes problematic parts of Marx's attitudes towards nature, such as his praise of increased productivity of land that may have inspired Stalin.

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Date

June 5, 2018

Article Type

Scholarly Article

Audience

All audiences/General public

list of authors

Ted Benton

Issues

english Eco-Justice

english Climate

english Consumerism

english Farms, Food, Gardens