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Aakar Books Marxism And Ecological Economics Toward A Red And Green Political Economy (Historical Materialism Series) by Paul Burkett
This book undertakes the first general assessment of ecological economics from a Marxist point of view and shows how Marxist political economy can make a substantial contribution to ecological economics. The analysis is developed in terms of four basic issues: Nature and economic value The treatment of nature as capital The significance of the entropy law for economic systems The concept of sustainable development In each case, it is shown that Marxism can help ecological economics fulfill its commitments to multi-disciplinarily, methodological pluralism and historical openness. In this way, a foundation is constructed for a substantive dialogue between Marxists and ecological economists. Table of Contents: Preface Introduction Chapters- The Value Problem in Ecological Economics: Lessons from the Physiocrats and Marx Values in Ecological Value Analysis: What Should We Be Learning from Contingent Valuation Studies? Natural Capital in Ecological Economics Marxism and the Resistance to Natural Capital Entropy in Ecological Economics: A Marxist Intervention Energy, Entropy and Classical Marxism: Debunking the Podolinsky Myth Power Inequality and the Environment Sraffian Models of Ecological Conflict and Crisis Towards a Marxist Approach to Ecological Conflicts and Crisis Marxism, Ecological Economics and Sustainable Human Development References Index