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It's easy to just declare capitalism a disaster and call for change. It's much harder to deal honestly with the role of capitalism in society's gains and failures, recognize that it isn't going anywhere, and look for a better path forward. With clarity and conviction, Inara Scott’s work dismantles long-held myths and offers a fresh perspective on capitalism’s capacity for innovation and regeneration. This is a clear, actionable framework for leaders determined to steer towards a more sustainable future.”
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- Andrew Winston, globally recognized
expert on sustainability and best-selling author
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"Is capitalism, whatever that means, the key to human prosperity or leading the planet to doom? It cannot be both. Or can it, at least in part? The chapter authors in Inara Scott’s brilliantly edited volume, Sustainable Capitalism, tackle this question with deep, nuanced, thoughtful analysis. Taking on a wide swath of themes, they demonstrate how capitalism can be reimagined, tamed, and rebooted as a force for a just, sustainable future. We need less table banging and more of this kind of careful assessment of capitalism’s good and bad and how to leverage it for its best."
-J.B. Ruhl, David Daniels Allen Distinguished Chair in Law, Director, Program on Law and Innovation
Vanderbilt Law School
"An excellent piece of work—thoughtful, wide-ranging, provocative, yet balanced....I share the view that capitalism can be whatever we choose to make it from a societal point of view. The question is: Do we have the wherewithal to do what needs to be done to confront the existential threats we now face?"
-Stuart L. Hart, author of Beyond Shareholder Primacy
"Sustainability is too important to be treated with simplistic analyses and infeasible recommendations. This volume engages with the difficult issues that arise at the intersection of capitalism and sustainability, and it will be valuable resource for experts and students alike."
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-Michael P. Vandenbergh
David Daniels Allen Distinguished Chair in Law
Director, Climate Change Research Network
About the Book
Capitalism has been linked to climate change, racism and slavery, wealth inequality, and the decline of democracy. At the same time, capitalism may have been instrumental in lifting hundreds of millions of people out of poverty, facilitating vast technological innovations, and improving standards of living across the globe. As climate change accelerates and the world is threatened with existential crises, we must ask: Is capitalism incompatible with sustainability? While this question is as complex and urgent as it is resistant to simple answers, the contributors to this volume make the case that a more sustainable capitalism is within our reach.
Sustainable Capitalism takes on the challenge of sustainability from a uniquely interdisciplinary and diverse perspective, offering both theory and tools for action. Topics range from an analysis of the foundations and definition of capitalism to the specific regulatory mechanisms that may be necessary to rein in its current, unsustainable trajectory. Readers will find nuanced and important analyses of options and potential outcomes that are not available in any other work. This book is essential reading for anyone concerned about the path we are on and how we might improve the lives of people around the globe.
