期刊
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
卷 195, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2022.107382
关键词
Circular economy; Classical political economy; Ecological pricing; Sraffian economics; Subjective preference value; Sustainability transitions
资金
- European Union [814247, 823967, 101003491]
- Marie Curie Actions (MSCA) [823967] Funding Source: Marie Curie Actions (MSCA)
The transition to a circular economy is not simply a technical or practical process, but involves contrasting visions of sustainable development that are often not fully acknowledged. Research should recognize the importance of value and how value theory can either enable or contradict the visions of sustainable development articulated.
The transition to a circular economy is often presented as a straightforward, neutral and apolitical process, characterised by an implicit techno-optimistic and eco-modernist stance. However, in their recent paper on 'circular futures', Bauwens et al. (2020) illustrate that the circular economy is best understood as an umbrella term that might come to define very contrasting visions of sustainable development. Despite this, there continues to be a lack of discussion about the basic assumptions regarding social and economic structures on which the circular economy should be based, with research predominantly focusing on technical and practical questions. Therefore, in this conceptual paper, we assess the a priori compatibility of different plausible configurations of the circular economy with the principal theories of value found in mainstream and heterodox economics. We argue that these futures are themselves value articulating institutions that implicitly adhere to a theory of value even if this is not recognised. Moreover, given that theories of value go to the heart of how economies and societies function and reproduce themselves, we argue that circular economy research should recognise the importance of value and acknowledge how value theory might enable or contradict the visions of sustainable development articulated.
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