Overview

This textbook, written by fifteen economists from the SDSN France network, provides an accessible introduction to ecological economics and finance. It examines the development of monetary and financial systems to demonstrate how they limit sustainability and hinder environmental goals. By offering a pluralist perspective, with ideas from both macro and microeconomics, the chapters offer a framework for a new kind of economics that is built around sustainability. Empirical case studies are utilized to give insight into the failure of traditional financial systems and to highlight the actions required to meet the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. Introductory boxes, learning objectives, real-world examples, and revision questions are included to aid learning and self-assessment. This textbook, based on the book Ecological Money and Finance (2023), shows how economics can combat ecological challenges and have a positive impact on efforts to tackle climate change. It will be relevant to students interested in environmental economics and sustainable finance.

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Author:   Thomas Lagoarde-Ségot
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   Second Edition 2025
ISBN:  

9783031712487

ISBN 10:   303171248
Pages:   234
Publication Date:   03 October 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Exploring Sustainable Monetary Systems.- 2. Reality, the Economy, and Economics.- 3. Capitalism, Markets and Organizations.- 4. What Is Money?.- 5. Exploring Monetary Systems.- 6. Endogenous Money, Liquidity Preference and Interest Rates.- 7. The Macroeconomy and the Monetary Circuit.- 8. A Simple Ecological Monetary Macroeconomic Model.- 9. Trade, Capital Flows and the Balance of Payments.- 10. Global Imbalances and the International Financial Architecture.- 11. Exchange Rates and International Finance.- 12. Understanding Financial Markets.- 13. The Finance-Climate Nexus.- 14. Finance Through a Social Science Lens.- 15. Corporate Governance: Shareholders, Employees, and Stakeholders.- 16. Responsibility, Ownership, and the Role of Shareholders.- 17. Financialization, the Private Equity Industry and LBOs.- 18. Crowdsourcing: Citizen Participation in Finance.- 19. The Promise of Crowdlending in Financing Agenda 2030.- 20. Social Investment Bonds.- 21. The Mutual Bank Model and Sustainability.- 22. Asset Management and Sustainability: Industries and Regulatory Issues.- 23. Asset Management and Sustainability. Critical Perspectives and Reform Issues.- 24. Rules and Regulation: A Critique of Neoclassical Theory.- 25. Ethics, Risks, and Sustainability: A Theological Perspective.

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Thomas Lagoarde-Ségot is Professor of International Economics and Finance at KEDGE Business School, France. In 2023, he received the Financial Times Responsible Business Education Award for his teaching and research.

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