Variegated geographies of electronic waste: policy mobility, heterogeneity and neoliberalism
Volume
2
Pagination
314 - 331
DOI
10.1080/23792949.2017.1307091
Journal
Area Development and Policy
Issue
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© 2017, © 2017 Regional Studies Association. A source of political conflicts, recurrent scandals and considerable geopolitical problems, electronic waste (e-waste) is a central challenge for contemporary societies. Drawing on Polanyian economic geography, this article provides a comparative reading of the extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme in China and France and shows that e-waste policy in China is not a replication of global north models, but rather a new hybrid outcome, where neoliberal tendencies are negotiated within the characteristics of a resilient state. In this way, it extends the variegated capitalism framework to the sphere of post-consumption.
Authors
Inverardi-Ferri, CCollections
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