Crisis, Innovation and Sustainable Development

This book talks about a genuine greening of the economy: from the most theoretical aspects, e.g. the genealogy of ecological economics, to the most practical. The two most prominent conclusions are, for me: this greening cannot be achieved by companies alone, but can only be the result of different kinds of innovation: technological, organizational, institutional and lifestyle changes. The changes must be implemented at all levels, from the firm to international governance. - Dominique Bourg, University of Lausanne, Switzerland Crisis, Innovation and Sustainable Development is a fascinating exploration at the frontiers of economics and ecology. It combines topical surveys of current work with deep reflection on the repressed role of nature in the history of economics. A work of great range and value, especially for all concerned with the strategy of economic policy going forward. --- James K. Galbraith, The University of Texas at Austin, US

Edited by Blandine Laperche, Lab.RII ULCO/Clers CNRS University Lille Nord de France and affiliated Professor, Wesford Business School, Nadine Levratto, EconomiX, CNRS, University Paris Ouest Nanterre La Dfense and affiliated Professor, Euromed Management and Dimitri Uzunidis, Lab.RII ULCO/Clers CNRS University Lille Nord de France and affiliated Professor, Wesford Business School, France

Contents: Introduction: The Ecological Opportunity in a Global System in Crisis Blandine Laperche, Nadine Levratto and Dimitri Uzunidis PART I: STRENGTHS OF CHANGE FOR A GREEN ECONOMY 1. The Clean-tech Revolution in California and in France: Opportunities and Challenges Anne Sengs 2. The Emergence of Ecological Opportunities and Firms Behaviour Blandine Laperche and Nadine Levratto 3. Sustainable Consumption in an Evolutionary Framework: How to Foster Behavioural Change? Nathalie Lazaric and Vanessa Oltra 4. Technology and Sustainable Development: Myth or Reality? Arnaud Diemer PART II: THEORETICAL ORIGINS AND POLITICAL ASPECTS OF THE ECOLOGICAL OPPORTUNITY 5. Re-greening the Earth While Making Our Economies More Peaceful and Fair Willem Hoogendyk 6. Economic Theories, Environmental Issues and History of Thought Sophie Boutillier and Patrick Matagne 7. Sustainable Development: The Teachings of the Physiocrats and the Classics Pierre Le Masne 8. Political Economy of Innovation and Sustainable Development Jerry Courvisanos 9. Capital Accumulation, Crisis and Return to Nature? Dimitrios Patelis PART III: ECOLOGICAL OPPORTUNITY IN A CHANGING WORLD 10. Towards a Social and Environmental Economy Pierre Guguenheim 11. Formation and Deformation of the Environmental Kuznets Curve for CO2 Emissions Thomas Jobert and Fatih Karanfil 12. Clean Technologies and Perspectives of the Green Economy in Emergent and Developing Countries: Foundations, Opportunities and Constraints Marc-Hubert Depret and Abdelillah Hamdouch 13. Global Governance, Resources and Sustainable Economic Development. A Critical Approach to the International Economy Lamia Yacoub and Dimitri Uzunidis 14. Global Economic Governance for More Stable and Sustainable Development: Some Proposals from the Stiglitz Report Andr Gabus and Alexander Hawthorne Index