Transformative Ecological Economics: Process Philosophy, Ideology and Utopia

Author:   Ove Jakobsen
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Pages:   258
Publication Date:   05 March 2019
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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.

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Author:   Ove Jakobsen
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.458kg
ISBN:  

9780367194178


ISBN 10:   0367194171
Pages:   258
Publication Date:   05 March 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

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

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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.

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