Green Growth : Ideology, Political Economy and the Alternatives

Intro -- About the editors -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Part I: Contradictions of green growth -- 1 Can green growth really work? A reality check that elaborates on the true (socio-)economics of climate change -- 2 What is the 'green' in 'green growth'? -- 3 The how and for whom of green governmentality -- 4 Degrowth and the roots of neoclassical economics -- Part II: Case studies -- 5 Giving green teeth to the Tiger? A critique of 'green growth' in South Korea -- 6 Lessons from the EU: why capitalism cannot be rescued from its own contradictions -- 7 The green growth trap in Brazil -- 8 Green jobs to promote sustainable development: creating a value chain of solid waste recycling in Brazil -- 9 Trends of social metabolism and environmental conflict: a comparison between India and Latin America -- Part III: Emerging alternatives? -- 10 Beyond 'development' and 'growth': the search for 212 alternatives in India towards a sustainable and equitable world -- 11 Reconsidering growth in the greenhouse: the Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU) as a practical strategy for the twenty-first century -- 12 Alternatives to green growth? Possibilities and contradictions of self-managed food production -- Notes -- Index.