The present paper offers a systemic literature review on the concept of degrowth by envisioning its impact on democracy. In so doing it first uses the methodology called SPIDER by building on a number of relevant literatures derived from Scopus. Second, it introduces a variety of degrowth...

This research addresses the difference between the green economy and corporate social responsibility (CSR), focusing on micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSEs) that produce textiles such as fabrics, clothing, footwear, and services in eastern Lima, Peru. In a global scenario where...

The objective of this paper is to identify the significance of the green economy for a sustainable future and compare the situation and developments in achieving the European Green Deal (EGD) in the Visegrad Group (V4) countries. To achieve this objective, the paper focuses on the challenges,...

This handbook takes stock of ‘degrowth’, a concept and movement gaining increasing visibility in the 2020s. Contributors explain contexts for degrowth’s significance, elaborate its diverse history and detail its unique approaches, practices, challenges and potential futures. Part I sets...

The green transition is expected to be one of the most significant forces shaping labor markets in the incoming years. As economies shift toward cleaner technologies, green jobs will expand, while employment in high-emission sectors will either decline or move into other sectors, depending on...

The national independent innovation demonstration zone (NIIDZ) is an independent innovation policy that plays a crucial role in implementing strategies. Given the importance of the NIIDZ, this study uses panel data of 278 prefecture-level cities in China from 2006 to 2020 and empirically...

The economy is traditionally human-centered and has given too little consideration to plants, animals, climate, and nature in general. What should the economy do to become 'green'? Changing people's social norms would be ideal but is hard to achieve. Second best is to regulate and constrain the...

The Degrowth movement advocates a radical shift from our capitalist economic system to one based on human needs, planetary boundaries, and economic democracy. The literature, however, often neglects detailing the concrete coordination mechanisms of a Degrowth economy. This paper addresses this...

This chapter argues that gender equality and economic development are tightly intertwined, and that gender aspects should be an essential consideration for economic development. The chapter starts by developing a conceptual framework explaining how gender equality and economic development...

'Labour Law Utopias' engages with new socioeconomic ideas that look beyond the current growth-driven competitive market economy. It explores alternative approaches and what those would mean for work in general, and labour law in particular.

The chapter delves into the transformation of economies, particularly in developing countries, where the service sector’s role in gross domestic product and employment has grown significantly. It discusses how globalization, trade liberalization and technological advancements have influenced...

The study presents a Green Economy Index that evaluates the quality of green economies in the BRICS countries based on three pillars: environment, economic performance, and quality of green living. Research findings suggest that the BRICS nations are gradually shifting their focus from mere...

The concept of ‘frugal abundance’ has recently been mentioned in numerous degrowth publications and even presented as “the essence of degrowth” (Kallis et al., 2022, p.2). However, it has not yet been clearly conceptualised. The aim of this article is to start filling this gap through a...

A green economy results in improved human well-being and social equity, while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities. A green economy can provide growth-positive, employment-positive, and poverty-negative in Bangladesh. The study aims to identify the bottlenecks...

Despite the rising number of green finance policies, the origins shaping them remain largely unexamined. Using survival analysis to investigate the factors influencing the adoption of green finance policies, we find that social movement pressure, proxied by fossil fuel divestment, mainly drives...

We use a DSGE model to study the effectiveness of green-asset purchases by the central bank (Green QE), along the transition to a carbon-free economy driven by an emission tax, abstracting from price stability considerations. We find that Green QE helps to further reduce emissions, especially...

This study investigates the preferences of Islamic Financing Instruments to promote green economy transformation. This study uses the ANP-BOCR (Benefit, Opportunity, Cost, Risk) and Delphi methods, with two groups of experts as the respondents, namely academicians and practitioners. The result...

Asian countries are growing with rapid pace and competing with European and Western Countries in order to make their presence felt in the global market. Globally demand of goods and services from Asian countries has been consistently increasing since the last decade many due to low production...

The rippling effects of multiple overlapping crises on the economy, declining education outcomes, and inability of the education system to meet the upcoming needs of the labor market puts the Slovak Republic in a human capital crisis. There is a misalignment between the supply and outcomes of...

In the growing economy of developing countries, the environment is getting unsustainable. There is the requirement of goals that are standardized and complementary for the promotion of Green Economy Growth and developed the constraints confronting transformation and providing opportunities....

The author, a lecturer in Accounting at Pasim National University, completed her undergraduate studies at Telkom University Bandung (2014) and holds a Master's degree in Accounting from Unpad Bandung (2018). She is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Accounting at Airlangga University Surabaya...

The corona virus outburst was declared a global pandemic in March 2020, making many countries to go on lockdown in order to try to restrain it and avoid or dimmish the overwhelming of national health systems. As work and studies went online and social distancing became a safety rule, social...