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Marxism and Ecological Economics: Toward a Red and Green Political Economy (Historical Materialism Book)

By Paul Burkett

Book information

Year
2006
ISBN
9004148108, 9789004148109, 9781435614673
LCC
HC79.E5 B86 2006
Open Library ID
OL22743375M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1000 kB (1024436 bytes)
Pages
366\368
Topic
History
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This book undertakes the first general assessment of ecological economics from a Marxist point of view, and shows how Marxist political economy can make a substantial contribution to ecological economics. The analysis is developed in terms of four basic issues: (1) nature and economic value; (2) the treatment of nature as capital; (3) the significance of the entropy law for economic systems; (4) the concept of sustainable development. In each case, it is shown that Marxism can help ecological economics fulfill its commitments to multi-disciplinarity, methodological pluralism, and historical openness. In this way, a foundation is constructed for a substantive dialogue between Marxists and ecological economists.

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