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Varieties of green capitalism

Economy and Environment in the Wake of the Global Financial Crisis

Bibliographic Data

ID4328367
AuthorsKyla Tienhaara (0000-0001-7148-7686, Australian National University, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume23
Issue2
Pages187-204
Publication date2014-03-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEnvironmental Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0964-4016 • E-ISSN: 1743-8934
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09644016.2013.821828
OpenAlexW2140980517
LanguageEN
Citations received57
References cited27

In the wake of the global financial crisis, interest in the relationship between the economy and the environment substantially increased. Several proposals emerged between 2008 and 2012 for the creation of a ‘Green New Deal’, ‘Green Stimulus’, and a ‘Green Economy’. These proposals are often conflated with one another under the rubric of ‘green capitalism’, but there are important distinctions to be made between them. Each suggests a different role for the state in regulating the market and the financial sector (i.e. they suggest different models of capitalism). The proposals can also be distinguished by the positions taken on ecological modernisation (i.e. they put forward different models of ‘greenness’). Recognition that there are varieties of green capitalism being mooted increases the opportunities for more targeted critiques of each model and enables a more constructive debate about the options for creating sustainable economies in the developed world

Capitalism · Constructive · Economic system · Economics · Economy · Financial crisis · Green Economy · Keynesian economics · Market economy · Political science · Sustainable development · Climate Change Policy and Economics · Global Energy and Sustainability Research · Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy

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Unique citing works57
Citations per year4,75
Citation span2014 - 2026 (13)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 53
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