Ecological Economics: Political Economics for Social and Environmental DevelopmentRoutledge, 5 בנוב׳ 2013 - 224 עמודים Ecological economics seeks to socially construct a political economics which will deal successfully with environmental problems and make the individual more visible in economic analysis. The author describes the principles, strategies and instruments of social change for key players - governmental agencies, business corporations, environmental and religious organizations and universities - and underlines their responsibilities in the market economy. Peter Soderbaum emphasizes the need to articulate ideologies, worldviews, ethics and related scientific perspectives as part of economics, and the importance of pluralism and democratic decision making. His account of the theories and means that will brings us closer to a sustainable society consider tools such as environmental impact assessment (EIA) and describes success indicators such as environmental labelling and environmental management systems (EMS). It highlights strategies and policies that facilitate social change and sets out future agendas for the individual actors in political economics. |
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Facing Complexity | |
Ecological Economics | |
Epistemological Tensions and Complementarities | |
The Political Economic Person and the Political Economic Organization | |
Economics Efficiency and Ideological Orientation | |
Conclusions on Efficiency Rationality and Ideology | |
A Political Economics | |
Purpose and Context of Studies | |
Comparing Alternatives with Respect to Impacts and Conflicts of Interest | |
A Scheme of Analysis | |
Reference | |
Index | |
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activities actor categories actors alternative analysis approach argued Asea Brown Boveri attempt behaviour business corporation citizens classical economists commodities compared complex concept conceptual framework context decision makers decision situation Decision Tree decision-making dialogue disaggregated discussed Ecological Economics ecological sustainability ecosystems emphasized environment environmental economics environmental impacts environmental issues environmental organizations environmental performance environmental policy environmental problems ethical Evolutionary Evolutionary Economics example farmers green holistic ideas ideological orientation impact assessment important individuals instance institutional economics institutionalists interaction interested parties kinds life-style Mälardalen University market actors maximize microeconomics monism natural resources neo-classical economics neo-classical economists networks patterns perspectives pluralism Political Economic Political Economic Person politicians pollution possible present production profit public choice theory reductionism referred relation to environmental relationships relevant responsibility role scholars seen sense social sciences society specific stakeholder model strategy suggested University Uppsala valuation value neutrality various world view