Ecological Money and Finance

This book provides a detailed overview of ecological money and finance. The functioning and development of the monetary and financial systems are analysed in relation to sustainability constraints to highlight the actions required to meet the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. Empirical case studies are utilized to give insight into the failure of the traditional financial system, with ways in which they can be overcome also considered. This book adopts a pluralist perspective to revisit the foundations of financial and monetary economics from a sustainability perspective, and examines the economic and financial instruments that can be used to combat ecological challenges. It will be relevant to students and researchers interested in ecological economics and sustainable finance.

Includes learning objectives to focus reader and aid revision Contains practical guidance for implementing the Sustainable Development Agenda Connects economic and financial theory with social science issues

Auteur
Thomas Lagoarde-Segot is Professor of Economics at KEDGE Business School and Director of the Sustainable Finance Commission at SDSN France.

Contenu

1. Introduction.- 2. Economy and reality.- 3. Economic systems and enterprises.- 4. Corporate governance: shareholders, employees, stakeholders.- 5. Sustainability, ownership and the role of shareholders.- 6. Understanding money.- 7. Understanding the monetary system.- 8. Balance sheets and economic circuit.- 9. An ecological macroeconomic model.- 10. International trade and the balance of payments.- 11. Macroeconomic equilibrium and the international financial architecture.- 12. The monetary system and the determination of interest rates.- 13. The finance-climate nexus.- 14. Understanding financial markets.- 15. Finance through a social science lens.- 16. Rules and regulation critique of the neoclassical theory.- 17. Asset management and regulatory issues.- 18. Asset management and sustainability.- 19. Crowdsourcing.- 20. Crowdlending.- 21. Social impact bonds.- 22. Mutual banks. <p