Understanding Sustainability Economics

Peter Soderbaum is Professor of Ecological Economics at Mälardalen University, Sweden and author of a number of books including Ecological Economics (2000). His numerous articles have been published in journals such as Ecological Economics, Journal of Bioeconomics, Post-autistic Economics Review, Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics, Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management and International Journal of Green Economics.

• Preface * Economics for Sustainability * Unsustainable and Sustainable Trends * Sustainability Politics: Are there Protected Zones in the Development Dialogue? * From Economic Man to Political Economic Person * Interpretations of Non-Market and Market Relationships in Relation to Sustainability * Actors, Agendas and Arenas for Social and Institutional Change * Approaches to Decision-Making and Sustainability Assessment * Towards Sustainability Economics * Index

'A crowning lifetime achievement by one of our best ecological writers.' Jack Reardon, Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin-Stout and Editor of International Journal of Pluralism and Economics Education'An erudite articulation of an alternative economic thinking ... I recommend this book to all those who desire to see economics address the human condition.' Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka, Executive Director, UN-Habitat, and Under-Secretary-General, United Nations