倉阪秀史（著）／持続可能性の経済理論 The Economic Theory of Sustainability

著者名：Kurasaka, Hidefumi

Springer（2026/06/02発売）

• 言語：ENG
• ISBN：9789819202690
• eISBN：9789819202706

Description

This book constructs an economic theory focused on the material foundations of economic activity, providing a basis for economic policies to achieve sustainable development. In this economic theory, inputs that undergo physical transformation once used are termed “throughput resources,” while inputs that remain physically intact after use are called the “capital base.” Using a two-stage production function—one stage determining physical quantities and the other determining the amount of value added—it demonstrates the theoretical possibility that even economic agents aiming for profit maximization or utility maximization can achieve economic activities where greater value added is realized with fewer throughput resources inputs. It then points out that to elicit such economic activities, certain price groups must be determined outside the market and examines the rationale for goal setting outside the market grounded in capability theory. This book provides a theoretical foundation for policies aimed at dematerialization and decarbonization.

Table of Contents

Part 1. Critically investigating economics.- Chapter 1. How was "waste-free economics" established?- Chapter 2. Production and consumption in "waste-free economics".- Chapter 3. How the market works in "waste-free economics".- Chapter 4. Approach to environmental problems by "waste-free economics".- Chapter 5. Limitations of handling environmental issues in "waste-free economics".- Chapter 6. Attempts to regain the physical foundation and ecological economics.- Part 2. Building Sustainable Economics.- Chapter 7.  What is Sustainability?- Chapter 8. Economic Theory of Sustainability: Basic Concepts.- Chapter 9. Theory of Production and Consumption in the Economics of Sustainability.- Chapter 10. Throughput resource management theory.- Chapter 11. Capital base management theory.- Chapter 12. Economic Theory of Sustainability and Current Policies.