This volume is a manifesto for political ecology - a "green" alternative to traditional political movements and doctrines. It examines the core values and principles which underline political ecology, as well as the key problems it must address if it is to become a force of hope for the future.

To save the planet and protect the rights of future generations, we must begin by rebuilding our society today and by developing the basic values of autonomy, solidarity, and responsibility for life and for future generations. Argued with great force and conviction, Green Hopes should be read by anyone concerned with contemporary politics and with the key problems facing the world community today.

Preface.
Part I: Old Imperatives, New Hopes:
1. Ecology without Consciousness is Body without Soul.
2. Ecology and Democracy.
3. Political Ecology and the Workers' Movement: Similarities and Differences.
4. The Rise and Fall of Economic Liberalism.
5. Ecology as Post-Socialist Economic Logic.
Part II: International and Worldwide Perspectives:
6. From Garden to Planet.
7. A Modest Internationalism.
8. The North-South Divide: Reality or Outmoded Concept?
9. The Rio Conference and New North-South Relations.
10. Pro-Europe Means Anti-Maastricht.
11. And Now, A Fresh Start.
Part III: A New Political Force:
12. Greens and Others.
13. Political Ecology: The Urgent Task.
Notes.
Index.