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Monthly Archive for September, 2011

I do think that “the reason why”, we “are still in the political defensive”, lies – in so far it is a cognitive and not just a power problem – in the fact that we have not dug deep enough in our own questions. We are not up against a body of ideas which are […]

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The work of Professor Peter Söderbaum has inspired many, which the coming workshop is proving. I am grateful to Professor Söderbaum for fostering the openness to conduct a dialogue among existing paradigms and an open-minded treatment of the subject matter, that inspires my own research. I would like to address and highlight four of the […]

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QUESTION ONE Neoclassical economics is not a science but an ideology, and only one of many in economics.  Its success has never been achieved in an open playing field in which all ideologies are taught and students select the most appropriate. Instead no alternatives are presented, or if so they are usually disparaged and delegitimized. […]

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The strength of neoclassical economics is built on several pillars: For years, if not decades, it was promoted against the dominating paradigm of Keynesianism by political interest groups and economic think tanks and achieved a dominant role in the discourse. Neoclassical economic argumentation is based on three pillars which are the common ground of all […]

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In this brief discussion I would firstly like to thank Peter Söderbaum for his thoughtful contributions in providing valuable material in  this discussion on the complex concept of Sustainability Economics. I especially would like to note the well developed Powerpoint outline we received, as it develops clearly the challenging steps in this process. In my […]

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The book “Understanding Sustainability Economics” by Peter Söderbaum is offering a synthesis of major themes in ecological economics and sustainable development, which have been prominent in the policy and theoretical debates of the 1960s-2010s. Embracing the Scandinavian tradition of institutionalism, Peter Söderbaum is emphasizing the approaches to the economic analysis he has been developing over […]

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1. What makes neoclassical economics attractive? I think neoclassical economics is attractive to mainstream accountants (academics and practitioners) because it lends a misplaced “aura of objectivity” to their work – helping to rationalise their focus on shareholder wealth maximization and capital markets.  Broader economic, social and environmental impacts are construed as “externalities” that lie “outside” […]

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I first came across Peter Söderbaum’s work when I was writing my master thesis. The topic was entrepreneurs who did not act according to the mainstream interpretation of entrepreneurship. By doing in-depth interviews with a number of companies I learned about the logic of running a business not for the sole purpose of making profit […]

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I emphasize three core issues of Söderbaum’s book: monetary valuation of the environment, institutional change and pluralism. I specify some questions that they raise both from the theoretical and policy-making viewpoints. 1. Monetary valuation of the environment as an ideology –          What are the attributes of this ideology or what are the philosophical presuppositions that […]

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The first part of this essay’s title is from a Chubby Checker’s mega-hit single from 1961. I have chosen it because twisting is in my mind partly the explanation for the second part of the heading. I will give some examples that support my statement. But first. Prof. Söderbaum describes ideology as a subjective mental […]

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