ISBN:
9048562643
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9789048562640
Language:
English
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1 Online-Ressource
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illustrations
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Keywords:
Capitalism
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Sustainability
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Durabilité de l'environnement - Europe
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Economic theory and philosophy
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Sustainability
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Structural Adjustment
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy
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Economic theory and philosophy
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Sustainability
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Europe Economic policy 21st century
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Europe - Politique économique - 21e siècle
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Social and Political Sciences
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SPS
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Economics and Finance
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ECON & FIN
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Philosophy
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PHIL
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AUP Wetenschappelijk
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AUP WETENSCH
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Capitalism, sustainability, Europe
Abstract:
Capitalism has gone astray. Today we face ecological exhaustion, persistent inequality, financialization, stress on communities, short-termism, and new power concentrations. An avalanche of new economic thinking and a reorientation of European values show the way toward a different economy. A new perspective is necessary if we want to implement the Sustainable Development Goals and if we consider our planet as 'Our Common Home,' for present and future generations. This book argues that European economies should be the initiators of a global transition toward a sustainable and inclusive world economy. Together, amid severe geopolitical and geoeconomic challenges, they need to develop their own perspective on what a good economy really is, in distinction to Chinese state capitalism and American big business capitalism. Crucially, this requires the rediscovery of key European values, a coherent view on responsible capitalism, and a new self-awareness as a global player for the Common Good in today's and tomorrow's world
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover -- Analytical Table of Contents -- By way of introduction -- An idea -- A Consultation -- Europe -- Table of contents -- Part I. Europe's Present Condition: A Diagnosis -- Chapter 1. Introduction: From the Challenge of 2015 to the Shock of 2022 -- 2022, and the Seven Years that Preceded It... -- The 2015 Agenda: A Clarion Call -- ...And Beyond (2016): Brexit and a Fragmented Populace -- ...And Beyond (2017): Trump and 'America First' -- ...And Beyond (2020): Covid, Vulnerability and Europe's New Strength -- ...And Beyond (2022): The Ukraine War and a New Geopolitical Constellation
Description / Table of Contents:
Beyond 2022: A New World Order, New Questions and the Need for New Responses -- The Challenges Ahead: Reorientation, Reconnection, Repositioning, Revaluation -- New Intellectual Resources: Rethinking Capitalism -- Some Working Definitions: Market Economy, Capitalism, Market Society, Market Ideology -- Outline of the Book -- Our Intended Readership -- The Title of this Book -- The Book in Three Figures -- How (not) to Use this Book -- Chapter 2. Europe's 250-Year Project... -- The Age of the 'Great Enrichment' or the 'Escape from Poverty'
Description / Table of Contents:
Heights and Depths: Four Phases, from Unfettered Markets to 'Unfettered Markets 2.0' -- Learning Processes: Embedding Markets -- Chapter 3. Triumphant Capitalism: The Bold Assumptions of an Overconfident Age -- Seven Assumptions -- The Results: A Tendency toward a Rentier Economy -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4. Europe's Confusion and Reorientation -- Europe's Confusion -- The Task of this Book: A Reorientation of Capitalism -- Part II. Europe's Mission: Developing Responsible Capitalism -- Chapter 5. The First Pillar of Renewal: Ideals about a Good Economy
Description / Table of Contents:
'Mono-Indicator Tyranny' and a New Understanding of Value(s) -- Macro-Values and Macro-Virtues: Beyond GDP Towards 'Flourishing' -- Meso-Values and Meso-Virtues: Purpose beyond Financial Indicators -- Micro-Values and Micro-Virtues: Moral Leadership, Conscious Employees, Critical Consumers -- An Enlarged Conception of the Common Good: Discovering and Rediscovering Values -- The Sources of Values: The Role of (Hi)stories -- Chapter 6. The Second Pillar of Renewal: Inspiration from Revaluing Europe's Story -- The Dark Ambivalence of Europe: Conflicting Histories
Description / Table of Contents:
The Other European Story: The Gradual Discovery of Human Dignity and Four Revolutions -- A Dubious Philosophical Heritage: Ideologies and 'Recipe Thinking' -- A Distinct European Model: Combining Principles with Institutional Plurality -- An Unfinished and Embattled Project -- The Terrible Mystery of 'Europe-I' -- Haunted by Specters -- The Need to Unlearn, Relearn and Learn: A New European Orientation -- Four Key Values for a New Future -- Why Values? Tests for Policies, Processes, and Products -- Chapter 7. The Third Pillar of Renewal: Ideas about Economics -- Megatrends in Economic Thinking
Note:
"Amsterdam University Press"
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Part I Europe's Present Condition: A Diagnosis CHAPTER 1 Introduction: From the Challenge of 2015 to the Shock of 2022 CHAPTER 2 Europe's 250-Year Project... CHAPTER 3 Triumphant Capitalism: Bold Assumptions of an Overconfident Age CHAPTER 4 Europe's Confusion and Reorientation Part II Europe's Mission: Developing Responsible Capitalism CHAPTER 5 The First Pillar of Renewal: Europe's Ideals CHAPTER 6 The Second Pillar of Renewal: Inspiration from Revaluing Europe's Story CHAPTER 7 The Third Pillar of Renewal: Ideas about Economics CHAPTER 8 The Fourth Pillar of Renewal: Indicators and the New Art of Measurement CHAPTER 9 The Fifth Pillar of Renewal: Institutions and the Multiactor Approach CHAPTER 10 The Flying Wheel of Responsible Innovation (A): the 'Makers' of a New Economy (Business, Finance, Consumers) CHAPTER 11 The Flying Wheel of Responsible Innovation (B): the 'Embedders' of a New Economy (Government, Nature, Community, Civil Society) CHAPTER 12 The Flying Wheel of Responsible Innovation (C): the 'Critical Innovators' of a New Economy (Media, Research and Education, Imaginative Reflection) Part III Europe's New Position: Global Player for the Common Good CHAPTER 13 A New World Order is Emerging CHAPTER 14 Europe's Contribution in Tomorrow's World CHAPTER 15 In Conclusion: Challenges and Recommendations for a Rejuvenated Europe EPILOGUE: Towards an Economics of Hope
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