The political economy of sustainability

Description

This theoretical and practical book builds on the knowledge that sustainability's value pluralism cannot be reconciled with the value monism of classical, neoclassical, nationalist or socialist political economy. Developing the concept of sustainability value (SV), which requires integrating economic (exchange), social (labour), environmental (intrinsic) and cultural (use) values in all processes of extraction, manufacturing, trade, consumption and disposal, the book reformulates our understanding of key political economy topics such as trade, investment, preference formation, corporate govern.  Read more... Economic value in political economic thought -- Economic value in environmental thought -- Deriving sustainability value from sustainable developement -- Measures of sustainability value -- Governing business for sustainability value -- Governing the polity for sustainability value -- Governing preferences for sustainability value -- Conclusion : getting to sustainability value.