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Interpreting the green economy: Emerging discourses and their considerations for the Global South

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  • Kristy Faccer
  • Anton Nahman
  • Michelle Audouin

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The green economy concept promises to provide a concrete roadmap to the implementation of sustainable development while delivering significant social and economic benefits and reduced environmental risks. However, the concept of a green economy is still being debated and the emerging discourse has yet to be fully interpreted within the industrial, institutional and socio-economic realities of many countries, including particularly emerging and developing nations. This paper traces the origins of the concept, providing the context for its current traction globally, and then introduces three emerging agendas around the green economy: 'the incrementalist discourse', 'the reformist discourse' and 'the transformative discourse'. The paper ends with a discussion of the application of key themes within these discourses in the context of southern Africa and considerations as the green economic debate evolves.

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  • Kristy Faccer & Anton Nahman & Michelle Audouin, 2014. "Interpreting the green economy: Emerging discourses and their considerations for the Global South," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 31(5), pages 642-657, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:deveza:v:31:y:2014:i:5:p:642-657
    DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2014.933700
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    2. Saeed Solaymani, 2020. "A CO2 emissions assessment of the green economy in Iran," Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 10(2), pages 390-407, April.
    3. Latorre, Sara & Malo-Larrea, Antonio, 2019. "Policy-making Related Actors' Understandings About Nature-society Relationship: Beyond Modern Ontologies? The Case of Cuenca, Ecuador," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 156(C), pages 387-396.
    4. Ömer Faruk Gülteki̇n & Betül Erenoğlu, 2018. "A Research On Polıcıes For Green Economy In Developed And Developing Countries Within The Scope Of Sustaınable Development," Global Economic Observer, "Nicolae Titulescu" University of Bucharest, Faculty of Economic Sciences;Institute for World Economy of the Romanian Academy, vol. 6(1), June.
    5. Polewsky, Max & Hankammer, Stephan & Kleer, Robin & Antons, David, 2024. "Degrowth vs. Green Growth. A computational review and interdisciplinary research agenda," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 217(C).

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