Abstract
Ecological modernization theory precepts have increasingly come to inform natural resource management policies in Western capitalist societies. Our objective is to analyze recent fisheries reforms in New Zealand informed by the theory of ecological modernization. Ecological modernization theory asserts that sustainability and economic growth can be achieved together through the introduction of new technologies, “economization” of the environment through introducing market-based instruments to internalize environmental externalities, and the devolution of responsibilities to relevant stakeholders. We argue, however, that ecological modernization theory, strongly implicit in the language of recent New Zealand fisheries reforms, has produced uneven outcomes as a potential pathway toward sustainability.
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