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Green Growth: Ideology, Political Economy and the Alternatives
Edited by Gareth Dale, Manu V Mathai, and Jose Puppim de Oliveira
This is an interesting edited volume which is a compilation of twelve essays, arranged into three sections, by 21 authors. The volume has been edited by Gareth Dale, Manu V Mathai, and Jose Puppim de Oliveira. The volume is the result of a concern, as the editors articulate, that much of the green growth terrain has been occupied by interests of contemporary capitalism that continue 'business as usual' with only minimal reform. Such a view sees Green Growth as being based on a neoclassical approach that has underpinned policy frameworks.
The three sections in which the book is organized are:
1. Contradictions of green growth
2. Case studies
3. Emerging alternatives
In terms of individual contributions, I would be in broad agreement with much of what has been written, but I feel that much of the content is based on bias which is based on the assumption of Green Growth only being underpinned by the market-oriented neoliberal agenda which has techno-economic strategies. It is clear that the concern of the editors is not just with a critical view of Green Growth, but with alternatives to Green...