Capitalism: As If the World Matters

ISBN-13: 9781844071937 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 384 str.

Porritt, Jonathon

Opis

In this politically charged analysis, Porritt addresses the most pressing question of the 21st century - can capitalism, as the only real economic game in town, be retooled to deliver a sustainable future?

Spis treści

Foreword by Amory B. Lovins.  Acknowledgements.  Introduction.  Part 1: Our Unsustainable World.  Conflicting Imperatives.  Sustainable Development for Real.  Re-engaging with Economic Growth.  Unsustainable Capitalism?  Through the Global Looking Glass.  Part 2: A Framework for Sustainable Capitalism.  The Five Capitals Framework.  Natural Capital.  Human Capital. Social Capital.  Manufactured Capital.  Financial Capital.  Part 3: Better Lives in a Better World  Confronting Denial.  Changing the Metrics.  Business Excellence.  Civil Society.  Visions and Values.  Converging Imperatives.  Index.

O autorze

Jonathon Porritt is Co-Founder and Programme Director of Forum for the Future. A leading adviser to business and industry, he was appointed by the prime minister as Chairman of the new UK Sustainable Development Commission. He is Co-Director of The Prince of Wales's Business and Environment Programme as well as a Board Member of the South West Regional Development Agency in the UK.