Transformative Ecological Economics - Process Philosophy, Ideology and Utopia

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.

Table des matières

Part I Context of interpretation
Introduction part I

1. Philosophy of Organism


2. Ideology and Utopia


3. Green Economy and ecological Economics

Part II Perspectives on ecological economics
Introduction part II

1. Four Sources of Inspiration


1. Thermodynamics
Rudolf Clausius
Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen


2. Evolutionary theory
Charles Darwin
Kenneth E. Bounding


3. Anthroposophy
Rudolf Steiner
Leif Holbæk-Hanssen


4. Buddhism
Mahatma Gandhi
Ernst Fritz Schumacher


2. A transdisciplinary perspective
Herman Daly
Johan Galtung
Peter Söderbaum


3. Economics as a Moral Science
Amitai Etzioni
Amartya Sen
Laszlo Zsolnai


4. Eastern Perspective

P.A. Payutto
Vandana Shiva
Peter Pruzan

1. Management Perspective
Archie B. Carroll
Waldemar Hopfenbeck
Richard Welford


2. Concepts and Projects
John Elkington
Tim Jackson
Manfred Max-Neef
William Rees


3. Institutions, Law and Money
Ross Jackson
Polly Higgins
Margrit Kennedy
Bernard Lietaer
Malcolm Torry


4. The beginning is near
Evelin Lindner
Otto Scharmer
Charles Eisenstein


5. Summing up part II

Part III Ecological economics – a utopian narrative
Introduction part III

1. A narrative approach


2. Utopian narratives of Ecological Economics


1. Worldview


2. Economic system


3. Business practice


4. Image of man


3. Change

A propos de l'auteur

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.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Ove Jakobsen, Ove (University of Nordland Jakobsen
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 05.03.2019
• EAN: 9780367194178
• ISBN: 978-0-367-19417-8
• Pages: 258
• Thème: Routledge Studies in Ecological Economics
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Economie > Général, dictionnaires; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, Economic theory & philosophy, Environmental Economics, environmental science, engineering & technology, Political Economy, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Economic theory and philosophy