Growth in Transition

Dr. Friedrich Hinterberger is founding president of the Sustainable Europe Research Institute (SERI) in Vienna, Austria. Earlier he worked at the Wuppertal Institute in Germany and was lecturer at several universities.

First Published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Preface:The growth debate, revisited Rita Trattnigg (Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water) What kind of growth is sustainable? A presentation of arguments Elke Pirgmaier and Friedrich Hinterberger (Sustainable Europe Research Institute) Part 1: Research perspective Elitist Cheap Labour Policies Stimulate Uneconomic Growth Herman Daly (University of Maryland)Prosperity without Growth Tim Jackson (University of Surrey) Exit Ramp to Sustainability?Juliet Schor (Boston College) Chinäs Economic Growth: Pattern and Limits Yang Cuihong (Chinese Academy of Sciences) Part 2: Policy perspective Growth ¿ Crisis ¿ Change: How the financial and energy crises reveal the need for sustainable development Andreas Breitenfellner (European Commission) The EU on the pathway to sustainable growth? Jo Leinen (European Parliament) Advancing eco-innovation as an enabler of decoupling Tomoo Machiba (OECD) The growth path of Europe: sustainable, smart and inclusive Robin Miège (European Commission) Driving growth with new engines Fulai Sheng (UNEP) Economic Fluctuations in Latvia or a Human on the Path of Transformation Mara Zira, Guntars Ruskuls and Agrita J?ruma (Riga City Council) Part 3:Civil society perspective Dispelling the Myths of Growth and Consumerism Erik Assadourian (Worldwatch Institue) A New Economy inspired by Sustainability Science Gianfranco Bologna (WWF Italy) The Tragedy of the Growth-Saga Maja Göpel (World Future Council) There is enough for everyone! On growth and distributional justice Michaela Moser (European Anti Poverty Network) Part 4:Business perspective Dimensions of Sustainable Growth Kurt Bayer (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) Good-Bye `Ownership¿, `Materialism¿ and `Monetization¿ in Lifestyles: A New Era Dawning in Japan Junko Edahiro (Japan for Sustainability) The Future of Growth Philip Reuchlin (World Business Council for Sustainable Development) What kind of growth is sustainable? Martin Sieker (E