This insightful book explores the issue of sustainable development in its more operative and applied sense. Although a great deal of research has addressed potential interpretations and definitions of sustainable development, much of this work is too abstract to offer policy-makers and...

Institutional Change for Sustainable Development presents a flexible, accessible, yet robust conceptual framework for comprehending institutional dimensions of sustainability, emphasising the complexity of institutional systems, and highlighting the interdependence between policy learning and...

This insightful book explores the limits of the two opposing paradigms of sustainability in an accessible way. It examines the availability of natural resources for the production of consumption goods and services, and the environmental consequences of economic growth. The critical forms of...

Das Drama unserer Gegenwart hat einen Namen: Externalisierung. Die meisten Menschen in den Industrienationen leben über ihre Verhältnisse. Umweltlasten und Sozialkosten werden "externalisiert", verschoben - an die Armen im reichen Norden, an die Ärmsten im Süden sowieso. Der Wohlfahrtsstaat...

"Interdisciplinary in its approach, with expert contributors from diverse backgrounds, Resilience and Regional Development brings to light the significance of multiple dimensions of resilience and its implications for the economy. Using a spectrum of analytical tools and a diverse range of...

Jason Hickel rechnet mit dem Kapitalismus ab: Statt alle Menschen aus den Fängen der Armut zu befreien, hat unsere Art zu wirtschaften ein Leben voll künstlicher Verknappung, sozialer Ungerechtigkeit und Umweltzerstörung hervorgebracht IBM angetrieben von einer Elite, die immer reicher wird....

Economic development that meets the needs of the global population without jeopardizing the capacity of future generations is a worldwide challenge for multinational enterprises (MNEs). They are expected to balance their role as global economic actors and environmental stewards in the...

Basic concepts and ideas -- Limits to growth -- Economics in a full world -- The challenge of ecological economics : historical context and some specific issues -- Issues with the World Bank -- Sustainable development : definitions, principles, policies -- The illth of nations : comments on...