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The discourse of 'green growth' has recently gained ground in environmental governance deliberations and policy proposals. It is presented as a fresh and innovative agenda centred on the deployment of engineering sophistication, managerial acumen and market mechanisms to redress the environmental and social derelictions of the existing development model.But the green growth project is deeply inadequate, whether assessed against criteria of social justice or the achievement of sustainable economic life upon a materially finite planet. This volume outlines three main lines of critique. First, it traces the development of the green growth discourse quaideology. It asks: what explains modern society's investment in it, why has it emerged as a master concept in the contemporary conjuncture, and what social forces does it serve? Second, it unpicks and explains the contradictions within a series of prominent green growth projects. Finally, it weighs up the merits and demerits of alternative strategies and policies, asking the vital question: 'if not green growth, then what?'
Contents
Introduction - Gareth Dale, Manu V. Mathai and Jose A. Puppim de OliveiraPart I: Contradictions of Green Growth1. Can Green Growth Really Work? A Reality Check that Elaborates on the True (Socio-)Economics of Climate Change - Ulrich Hoffmann2. What is the 'Green' in 'Green Growth'? - Larry Lohmann3. The How and for Whom of Green Governmentality - Adrian Parr4. Degrowth and the Roots of Neoclassical Economics - James MeadwayPart II: Case Studies5. Giving Green Teeth to the Tiger? A Critique of 'Green Growth' in South Korea - Bettina Bluemling and Sun-Jin Yun6. Lessons from the EU: Why Capitalism Cannot be Rescued from its Own Contradictions - Birgit Mahnkopf7. The Green Growth Trap in Brazil - Ricardo Abramovay8. Green Jobs to Promote Sustainable Development: Creating a Value Chain of Solid Waste Recycling in Brazil - Anne Posthuma and Paulo Sergio Mucoucah9. Trends of Social Metabolism and Environmental Conflict: A Comparison Between India and Latin America - Joan Martinez-Alier, Federico Demaria, Leah Temper and Mariana WalterPart III: Emerging Alternatives?10. Beyond 'Development' and 'Growth': The Search for Alternatives in India Towards a Sustainable and Equitable World - Ashish Kothari11. Reconsidering Growth in the Greenhouse: The Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU) as a Practical Strategy for the Twenty-First Century - Job Taminiau and John Byrne12. Alternatives to Green Growth? Possibilities and Contradictions of Self-Managed Food Production - Steffen Boehm, Maria Ceci Araujo Misoczky, David Watson and Sanjay Lanka
