This book explores the present conflictual relationship between the economy, the environment, and society. The current mainstream economic model is analysed from the perspective of the founding economists to review its suitability to tackle issues of sustainable development. The problems of redistribution and social justice are debated at length; alongside those concerning the giant state, degrowth, and a vision of sustainability that is founded on the idea of a self-regulating free market economy. Business cycle sustainability, anti-crisis therapy, technological unemployment, the natural rate of interest, and the Bruntland matrix are also examined. This book aims to present a holistic approach to sustainable development where social, ecological, and economic components are balanced. It will be relevant to students and researchers interested in this topic.

Auteur

Ion Pohoa is Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania.

Delia-Elena Diaconau is Research Fellow at the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Department, Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania.

Vladimir-Mihai Crupenschi is Associate Lecturer at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration,, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania.

Contenu
Chapter 1. First Steps In Perverting Sustainability.- Chapter 2. In Search Of A Lost Lesson.- Chapter 3. How To Conceive The Brundtland Agenda In The Context Of The Nominal Economy's Imperialism.- Chapter 4. Social Pressure.- Chapter 5. Degrowth - A Logical Inadequacy?.- Chapter 6. Nature The Highlight Of The Theory Of Sustainability.- Chapter 7. General Conclusions.