Crisis, Innovation and Sustainable Development

Edited by Blandine Laperche, Lab.RII – ULCO/Clersé CNRS University Lille Nord de France and affiliated Professor, Wesford Business School, Nadine Levratto, EconomiX, CNRS, University Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense and affiliated Professor, Euromed Management and Dimitri Uzunidis, Lab.RII – ULCO/Clersé CNRS University Lille Nord de France and affiliated Professor, Wesford Business School, France

• Contents:Introduction: The Ecological Opportunity in a Global System in CrisisBlandine Laperche, Nadine Levratto and Dimitri UzunidisPART I: STRENGTHS OF CHANGE FOR A GREEN ECONOMY1. The Clean-tech Revolution in California and in France: Opportunities and ChallengesAnne Sengès2. The Emergence of Ecological Opportunities and Firms’ BehaviourBlandine Laperche and Nadine Levratto3. Sustainable Consumption in an Evolutionary Framework: How to Foster Behavioural Change?Nathalie Lazaric and Vanessa Oltra4. Technology and Sustainable Development: Myth or Reality?Arnaud DiemerPART II: THEORETICAL ORIGINS AND POLITICAL ASPECTS OF THE ECOLOGICAL OPPORTUNITY5. Re-greening the Earth While Making Our Economies More Peaceful and FairWillem Hoogendyk6. Economic Theories, Environmental Issues and History of ThoughtSophie Boutillier and Patrick Matagne7. Sustainable Development: The Teachings of the Physiocrats and the ClassicsPierre Le Masne8. Political Economy of Innovation and Sustainable DevelopmentJerry Courvisanos9. Capital Accumulation, Crisis and Return to Nature?Dimitrios PatelisPART III: ECOLOGICAL OPPORTUNITY IN A CHANGING WORLD10. Towards a Social and Environmental EconomyPierre Guguenheim11. Formation and Deformation of the Environmental Kuznets Curve for CO2 EmissionsThomas Jobert and Fatih Karanfil12. Clean Technologies and Perspectives of the Green Economy in Emergent and Developing Countries: Foundations, Opportunities and ConstraintsMarc-Hubert Depret and Abdelillah Hamdouch13. Global Governance, Resources and Sustainable Economic Development. A Critical Approach to the International EconomyLamia Yacoub and Dimitri Uzunidis14. Global Economic Governance for More Stable and Sustainable Development: Some Proposals from the Stiglitz ReportAndré Gabus and Alexander HawthorneIndex

This book talks about a genuine greening of the economy: from the most theoretical aspects, e.g. the genealogy of ecological economics, to the most practical. The two most prominent conclusions are, for me: this greening cannot be achieved by companies alone, but can only be the result of different kinds of innovation: technological, organizational, institutional and lifestyle changes. The changes must be implemented at all levels, from the firm to international governance. - Dominique Bourg, University of Lausanne, Switzerland Crisis, Innovation and Sustainable Development is a fascinating exploration at the frontiers of economics and ecology. It combines topical surveys of current work with deep reflection on the repressed role of nature in the history of economics. A work of great range and value, especially for all concerned with the strategy of economic policy going forward. --- James K. Galbraith, The University of Texas at Austin, US