| Description |
1 online resource (220 pages) |
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Routledge Studies in Ecological Economics Ser |
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Routledge Studies in Ecological Economics Ser
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; List of boxes; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Structure of the discussion; Introduction; Actual and ideological possibilities; Paradigms; Hard core and protective belt; Anything goes; Ideology and utopia; Green economy and ecological economics; Concluding remarks; 3. Challenges facing today's society; Introduction; Sustainable Development Goals; Poverty; Environmental sustainability; Economy; Politics; Education; Cooperation; Concluding remarks |
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4. Liberalism and Marxism as political platformsIntroduction; Liberalism; Economic liberalism; Social liberalism; Comments; Marxism; Marxist economy; Revisionism; Comments; Concluding reflections; 5. History of anarchist philosophy; Introduction; Classical anarchism; Communitarian anarchism; Anarchism in the 19th century; Concluding remarks; 6. Outline of anarchist philosophy; Introduction; Scientific anarchism; Darwinism; Human nature; Freedom; Pedagogy and education; Pacifism; Change; Concluding remarks; 7. Anarchism and the good society; Introduction; Communes and associations; Economy |
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The living communityConcluding remarks; 8. Principles in ecological economics; Introduction; The integration of the physical, natural and social worlds; Examples of misplaced concreteness in mainstream economy; Four theoretical foundations of ecological economics; Topics of relevance in ecological economics; Concluding remarks; 9. Utopia inspired by ecological economics; Introduction; Utopia -- An ecological economic narrative; Transition; Concluding remarks; 10. Anarchism as a political platform for ecological economics; Introduction; Conversion through capitalism |
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Conversion through anarchismComparing principles; Concluding remarks; 11. Concluding reflections; Literature; Index |
| Summary |
Anarchism and Ecological Economics: A Transformative Approach to a Sustainable Future explores the idea that anarchism - aimed at creating a society where there is as much freedom in solidarity as possible - may provide an ideal political basis for the goals of ecological economics. It seems clear that it is going to be impossible to solve the problems connected to environmental degradation, climate change, economic crashes and increasing inequality, within the existing paradigm. The anarchist aims of reducing the disparities of rank and income in society and obtaining a high standard of living within environmentally sound ecosystems chime well with the ecological economists' goal of living within our environmental limits for the betterment of the planet and society. The book refers to the UN's sustainability development goals, and the goals expressed in the Earth Charter, viewing them through an anarchist's lens. It argues that in order to establish ecological economics as a radical new economy right for the 21st century, neoliberal economics needs to be replaced. By connecting ecological economics to a solid philosophical tradition such as anarchism, it will be easier for ecological economics to become a far more potent alternative to "green" economic thinking, which is based on, and supports, the dominant political regime. Innovative and challenging, this book will appeal to students and scholars interested in economics and the politics surrounding it |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Environmental economics.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Environmental Economics.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies -- Anarchism.
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Environmental economics
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780429944284 |
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0429944284 |
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9780429944277 |
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0429944276 |
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9780429944260 |
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0429944268 |
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9780429486876 |
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0429486871 |
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