Parallax of Growth

The Philosophy of Ecology and Economy

Ole Bjerg (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

304 Seiten

2016
Polity Press (Verlag)
978-1-5095-0623-1 (ISBN)

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Parallax of Growth explores the ideas of economy and ecology and the factors that have put them on a collision course. Bjerg argues that our current mode of economic organization is characterized by an inherent �debt drive�, whereby the creation of money through the issuance of commercial bank credit has locked our economy into a vicious circle of forced growth and increasing debt.

Parallax of Growth is not a catalogue of solutions to the ecological or the economic crisis. The book aims to shift the inquiry from �what shall we do?� to �why have we not already done it?� In order to address the challenges of our contemporary times of crisis, we need to understand how the idea of growth is deeply ingrained in the ideology as well as the organization of our society. The book aims to open the space for philosophical thinking about this important issue.

Ole Bjerg is Associate Professor at the Copenhagen Business School. He is author of several books, including Making Money: The Philosophy of Crisis Capitalism and Poker: The Parody of Capitalism.

Introduction
Part One: The Logy of Eco

Chapter 1 - Balance of Nature
Chapter 2 - Ecology Beyond Biology

Part Two: The Nomy of Eco

Chapter 3 - How is the Economy?
Chapter 4 - The Market Theory of Value
Chapter 5 - The Fantasy of Growth without Bounds

Part Three: �Economy or Ecology? Yes, Please!�

Chapter 6 - The Need to Grow
Chapter 7 - The Desire to Grow
Chapter 8 - The Drive for Growth

Conclusion: �It�s the Money, Stupid!�
Bibliography
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	29.02.2016
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	160 x 236 mm
Gewicht	517 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
	Wirtschaft ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Makroökonomie
ISBN-10	1-5095-0623-3 / 1509506233
ISBN-13	978-1-5095-0623-1 / 9781509506231
Zustand	Neuware