Abstract
In this chapter we describe what an “ecological economy” could look like and how we could get there. We believe that this future can provide full employment and a high quality of life for everyone into the indefinite future while staying within the safe environmental operating space for humanity on earth. Developed countries have a special responsibility for achieving those goals. To get there, we need to stabilize population; more equitably share resources, income, and work; invest in the natural and social capital commons; reform the financial system to better reflect real assets and liabilities; create better measures of progress; reform tax systems to tax “bads” rather than goods; promote technological innovations that support well-being rather than growth; establish “strong democracy,” and create a culture of well-being rather than consumption. In other words, a complete makeover. Several lines of evidence show that these policies are mutually supportive and the resulting system is feasible. The substantial challenge is making the transition to this better world in a peaceful and positive way. There is no way to predict the exact path this transition might take, but we hope that painting this picture of a possible end-point and some milestones along the way will help make this choice and this journey a more viable option.
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“Economically efficient” simply means that increasing marginal costs and diminishing marginal benefits from an activity are in balance. Marginal costs and benefits should be measured in terms of contributions to the sustainable welfare of humans and other species. Precise measurement of these contributions is not currently possible. Conventional economists emphasize purely monetary costs and benefits, which are determined by willingness to pay, and hence fail to reflect costs and benefits for those with limited purchasing power . Under these conditions, an efficient allocation is one that maximizes monetary value. While measurements may be fairly precise, this narrow goal is inappropriate.
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This vision is adapted from one created at a workshop held at Oberlin College in January 2001.
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CO2e is short for CO2 equivalent. It is measured by converting all greenhouse gases into their CO2 equivalent in terms of greenhouse effect.
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Much of this section was take from reference 70. Jackson (2009) Prosperity without growth : Economics for a finite planet: Earthscan/James & James.
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This section relies heavily on Costanza et al. 2007a.
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This and the following section are adapted from [164. Costanza, Leemans, Boumans, and Gaddis (2007c) Integrated global models. In: Costanza R, Graumlich L, Steffen W, editors. Sustainability or collapse? An integrated history and future of people on earth. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. pp. 417–446.
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Adapted from 173. Victor (2008) Managing without growth : Slower by design, not disaster. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.
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