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The Bioregional Economy - Land, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness (Paperback, New)
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The Bioregional Economy - Land, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness (Paperback, New)
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In a world of climate change and declining oil supplies, what is
the plan for the provisioning of resources? Green economists
suggest a need to replace the globalised economy, and its extended
supply chains, with a more 'local' economy. But what does this mean
in more concrete terms? How large is a local economy, how
self-reliant can it be, and what resources will still need to be
imported? The concept of the 'bioregion' - developed and
popularised within the disciplines of earth sciences, biosciences
and planning - may facilitate the reconceptualisation of the global
economy as a system of largely self-sufficient local economies. A
bioregional approach to economics assumes a different system of
values to that which dominates neoclassical economics. The global
economy is driven by growth, and the consumption ethic that matches
this is one of expansion in range and quantity. Goods are defined
as scarce, and access to them is a process based on competition.
The bioregional approach challenges every aspect of that value
system. It seeks a new ethic of consumption that prioritises
locality, accountability and conviviality in the place of expansion
and profit; it proposes a shift in the focus of the economy away
from profits and towards provisioning; and it assumes a radical
reorientation of work from employment towards livelihood. This book
by leading green economist Molly Scott Cato sets out a visionary
and yet rigorous account of what a bioregional approach to the
economy would mean - and how to get there from here.
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