Overview
- Discusses and systematizes competing goals and objectives of economic transformation
- Provides an action-oriented approach that aims to build momentum for real economic change
- Presents illustrative examples carefully selected and embedded
Part of the book series: Springer Studies in Alternative Economics (SSAE)
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Keywords
- Economic transformation
- Economy and ecology
- social-ecological market economy
- Social inequality
- Sustainability
- Income distribution
- Distribution of wealth
- Liberalism
- Neoliberalism
About this book
This book discusses the requirements and preconditions for transforming the economy in order to achieve defined goals while maintaining and utilizing the efficiency of markets. It shows how economic concepts and practices need to be reconsidered and revised in the face of enormous ecological damage and significant economic inequality across much of the world.
The book systematizes essential ecological and social targets and presents factors influencing Economic Transformation. Various transformation concepts are discussed with regard to their contribution to adequate economic design and corresponding options for action are developed. Businesses, private households, the state and the commons are involved in these reflections, but also supranational institutions and (civil) society. The ecological compatibility of the economy and the reduction of excessive divergencies in income and wealth are the guiding principles of the overall considerations. In addition, the extent to which the concerns of Economic Transformation are reflected in the government programs of the USA, Great Britain, South Africa and Germany is examined.
The book will be of interest to anyone who shares the belief that increasing well-being in a market-oriented society must go hand in hand with ecological compatibility and improved social equity, both globally and within societies.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr. Johannes Wolf is professor in business administration at Hamburger Fern-Hochschule (HFH), University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Germany. From 2013 to 2020 he was also chancellor of the HFH.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Economic Transformation
Book Subtitle: Designing a Contemporary Economy
Authors: Johannes Wolf
Series Title: Springer Studies in Alternative Economics
Publisher: Springer Wiesbaden
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-658-43731-2Due: 20 June 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-43732-9Due: 20 June 2024
Series ISSN: 2731-5908
Series E-ISSN: 2731-5916
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 150
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour