https://sustainabilityconference2012.weaconferences.net 24th September to 21st October, 2012 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 12:07:12 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://sustainabilityconference2012.weaconferences.net/papers/material-social-and-theoretical-aspects-of-sustainable-development/ https://sustainabilityconference2012.weaconferences.net/papers/material-social-and-theoretical-aspects-of-sustainable-development/#comments Sun, 23 Sep 2012 18:15:30 +0000 http://sustainabilityconference2012.worldeconomicsassociation.org/?post_type=paper&p=142 More ›]]> This paper explores some of the material, social and theoretical aspects of sustainable development. It starts from a critical scrutiny of some methodological and conceptual weaknesses or flaws of mainstream approaches. It also discusses the limitations of ecological reforms and of the efforts to create sustainability conditions under capitalism. Based on a Marxist perspective, it proceeds to identify and briefly analyze some crucial aspects or preconditions for a truly sustainable development, including externalities, the scale of production and growth limits, and the growing rift in the nature – society dialectical metabolism. Particular emphasis is placed on the material and social conditions as well as the historical perspectives, extending beyond capitalism, for creating the preconditions of sustainable development.

]]> https://sustainabilityconference2012.weaconferences.net/papers/material-social-and-theoretical-aspects-of-sustainable-development/feed/ 2 https://sustainabilityconference2012.weaconferences.net/papers/is-the-pursuit-of-economic-growth-compatible-with-the-pursuit-of-environmental-sustainability-a-discussion-from-the-perspective-of-carbon-emissions/ https://sustainabilityconference2012.weaconferences.net/papers/is-the-pursuit-of-economic-growth-compatible-with-the-pursuit-of-environmental-sustainability-a-discussion-from-the-perspective-of-carbon-emissions/#comments Sun, 23 Sep 2012 17:04:43 +0000 http://sustainabilityconference2012.worldeconomicsassociation.org/?post_type=paper&p=132 More ›]]> Neoclassical economics argues that environmental sustainability and economic growth in GDP terms are compatible through increased technological innovation and efficiency; however, exploring past data and observations as well as projections of future carbon emissions the increasingly prominent discpline of ecological economics brings significant evidence to suggest continued growth, which remains the paramount economic policy of most if not all nations, undermines sustainability.

]]> https://sustainabilityconference2012.weaconferences.net/papers/is-the-pursuit-of-economic-growth-compatible-with-the-pursuit-of-environmental-sustainability-a-discussion-from-the-perspective-of-carbon-emissions/feed/ 1 https://sustainabilityconference2012.weaconferences.net/papers/degrowth-steady-state-economics-and-the-circular-economy-three-distinct-yet-increasingly-converging-alternative-discourses-to-economic-growth-for-achieving-environmental-sustainability-and-social-eq/ https://sustainabilityconference2012.weaconferences.net/papers/degrowth-steady-state-economics-and-the-circular-economy-three-distinct-yet-increasingly-converging-alternative-discourses-to-economic-growth-for-achieving-environmental-sustainability-and-social-eq/#comments Sun, 23 Sep 2012 17:03:48 +0000 http://sustainabilityconference2012.worldeconomicsassociation.org/?post_type=paper&p=129 More ›]]> Criticisms of the neoclassical economic framework and perpetual growth in GDP terms are not a new phenomenon, although recent years have seen increasing interest in alternative and ecological discourses including degrowth, steady state and circular economics. Although these may initially appear as distinctly different discourses, they are highly compatible and comparable, sharing similar, often nearly identical principles and policy proposals. A more collaborative, joined-up approach aimed at integrating alternative discourses is required in order to build a coherent, credible, well-supported alternative, as there is more uniting than dividing these critical voices, particularly in the face of mainstream political and economic debates that are shaped by neoclassical economics.

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