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Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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 practise 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 which characterize a utopian society anchored in ecological economics. Zusammenfassung 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 hasbrought about critical distress forecosystems 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 valuesthat 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 bookwill beof interest to those who study ecological economics! political economy and environmental economics. 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 u...
