Transformative Ecological Economics

Process Philosophy, Ideology and Utopia
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-367-19417-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 278 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 437 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Ecological Economics

When we look at the state of the world today, what is most evident is the fact that the major problems of our time – energy, environment, economy, climate change and social justice – cannot be understood in isolation. They are interconnected problems, which means that they require corresponding systemic solutions. Today’s global economy has brought about critical distress for ecosystems and societies and we have to go to the very root of the problems to find a way out.

This volume develops a synthesized interpretation of ecological economics integrating different levels: (economic) system, (business) practice and the (economic) actor. It discusses how changes on a systems level are connected to changes in practice and development of individual consciousness. Transformative Ecological Economics delves into the insight and knowledge from different sources of inspiration (thermodynamics, Darwinism, anthroposophy and Buddhism) as well as into an integrated story describing and illustrating the core ideas, principles and values that characterize a utopian society anchored in ecological economics. Implementation of the deep changes demanded depends on our ability to write a new story, a utopian one for sure, but one which is in accordance with and based on the reality in which we live.

This book will be of interest to those who study ecological economics, political economy and environmental economics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jakobsen, Ove

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Umweltökonomie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I Context of interpretation

Introduction part I

- Philosophy of Organism

- Ideology and Utopia

- Green Economy and ecological Economics



Part II Perspectives on ecological economics

Introduction part II

- Four Sources of Inspiration

- Thermodynamics

Rudolf Clausius

Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen

- Evolutionary theory

Charles Darwin

Kenneth E. Bounding

- Anthroposophy

Rudolf Steiner

Leif Holbæk-Hanssen

- Buddhism

Mahatma Gandhi

Ernst Fritz Schumacher

- A transdisciplinary perspective

Herman Daly

Johan Galtung

Peter Söderbaum

- Economics as a Moral Science

Amitai Etzioni

Amartya Sen

Laszlo Zsolnai

- Eastern Perspective

P.A. Payutto

Vandana Shiva



Peter Pruzan

- Management Perspective

Archie B. Carroll

Waldemar Hopfenbeck

Richard Welford

- Concepts and Projects

John Elkington

Tim Jackson

Manfred Max-Neef

William Rees

- Institutions, Law and Money

Ross Jackson

Polly Higgins

Margrit Kennedy

Bernard Lietaer

Malcolm Torry

- The beginning is near

Evelin Lindner

Otto Scharmer

Charles Eisenstein

- Summing up part II



Part III Ecological economics – a utopian narrative

Introduction part III

- A narrative approach

- Utopian narratives of Ecological Economics

- Worldview

- Economic system

- Business practice

- Image of man

- Change

Über Autor(innen)

Ove Jakobsen is Professor in Ecological Economics at Bodø Graduate School of Business, Nord University, Norway. He is co-founder and leader of the Centre for Ecological Economics and Ethics.