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- Söderbaum, Peter, 1937-
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Democracy, ideological orientation and sustainable development
- 2021
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Ingår i: Research Handbook on Democracy and Development. - Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing. - 9781788112642 ; , s. 522-534
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Present development is unsustainable in important respects for example in relation to some of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Climate change, biological diversity and pollution of soil and water are examples. Also the health of populations of human beings are threatened and affected.Can a strengthened democracy contribute to progress in relation to the SDGs? In the present chapter it is argued that issues of values, ethics and ideology, and even justice, need to be discussed more openly. One observation is that the conceptual framework and discipline of economics plays a crucial role in public dialogue about development issues and that there is a monopoly position for neoclassical theory with its specific ideological content in university departments of economics.A more pluralist eonomics, that is an economics compatible with democracy, where institutional eological economics is one among alternatives, would represent an important step forward in strengthening democracy and hopefully improvinng performance in relation to the 17 SDGs.
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- Söderbaum, Peter, 1937-
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Ecological economics : Redefining economics for democracy and sustainability
- 2019
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Ingår i: Alternative Approaches to Economic Theory. - NewYork : Routledge. - 9780367076016 - 9780429021510 ; , s. 207-221
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Ecological economics can broadly be understood as "economics for sustainable development". It is suggested that mainstream neoclassical economics, while having a role as part of a pluralist perspective, is not enough in our attempts to deal constructively with climate change and other elements of the sustainability challenge. Economics need to be framed in alternative ways and the close to monopoly position of neoclassical theory abandoned.In the present chapter, the focus of neoclassical theory on the monetary dimension, so called "monetary reductionism", is questioned and multidimensional analysis of a particular kind, positional analysis, recommended. It is furthermore argued that economics, wheter neoclasssical or other, is always political economics. Values and ideological orientations are necessarily involved. This in turn suggests that democracy has to be taken seriously in defining economics and in economic analysisi. It is proposed that economics is defined as "multidimensional management of resources in a democratic society". Individuals and organizations are understood as political actors and are assumed to be guided by their ideoloogical orientation or mission. Strengthening democracy is judged to be one among paths to a sustainable national and global society.
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- Söderbaum, Peter, 1937-
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Economics as science and ideology
- 2016
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Ingår i: World Economics Association Newsletter. - 2049-3274. ; 6:6, s. 3-4
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Recension (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This is a book review of "The Nobel Factor: The Prize in Economics, Social Democracy and the Market Turn" by Avner Offer and Gabriel Söderberg (2016) where the history of the Economics Prize is discussed. Two Swedish professors in Economics, Gunnar Myrdal and Assar Lindbeck with different ideological orientations play a major role when discussing ideological tendencies in the choice of Laureates. In the review it is argued that this "Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel" is not comparable to the Nobel awards in physics because of a significan role for values and ideology.
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- Söderbaum, Peter, 1937-
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Economics, ideological orientation and democracy for sustainable development
- 2016
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Bok (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- In this book eonomics is redefined as "multidimensional management of resources in a democratic society. Impacts in nonmonetary dimensions are estimated separately from monetary impacts and "monetary reductionism" is avoided. Democracy stands for the fact that many ideological orientations (rather than one) are represented in society and that analysis has to respect such differences in ideological orientation. Individuals and organizations are understood respectively as political economic persons and political economic organizations.Alternatives to the neoclassical conceptual framework and analysis are systematically presented. Political Economic Person replaces neoclassical Economic Man assumptions and Political Economic Organization the assumptions of a profit maximizing firm. Similarly, Positional Analysis is presented as an alternative to neoclassical Cost-Benefit Analysi (CBA). In this way a political approach to economics is presented as part of a pluralist view where different theoretical perspectives (neoclassical theory included) may coexist and compete.
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- Söderbaum, Peter, 1937-
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Icke hållbar exploatering
- 2006
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Ingår i: Upsala Nya Tidning. - Uppsala : Upsala Nya Tidning AB. ; :15 juni, s. 4-
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Tidskriftsartikel (populärvet., debatt m.m.)
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- Söderbaum, Peter, 1937-, et al.
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Kan MKB stärka demokratin och bidra till hållbar utveckling?
- 2007
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Ingår i: MKB. - Lund : Studentlitteratur. - 9789144047027 ; , s. 155-170
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Vi lever i ett demokratiskt samhälle. Demokratiska strävanden kan därför tas som utgångspunkt för hur beslutsprocesser organiseras och beslutsunderlag utformas. Omställning till en hållbar utveckling ställer också krav på beslutsprocesserna, inte minst på grund av att mål och medel för en sådan utveckling är svåra att identifiera. Etiska och ideologiska utgångspunkter är viktiga i sammanhanget och bör lyftas fram.
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- Söderbaum, Peter, 1937-
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Planen för södra Uppsala är inte demokratisk
- 2021
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Ingår i: Upsala Nya Tidning. - Uppsala. ; :16 mars 2021
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Tidskriftsartikel (populärvet., debatt m.m.)abstract
- Översiktlig planering i Uppsala kommun är för närvarande inriktad på storskalig epansion av bostäder och arbetsplatser i kommunens södra delar. Kommunledningen vill bygga för 50 000 personer på en begränssad yta. En mångsidig planering efterlyses men hittillsvarande planering har varit ensidig vad beträffar handlingsalternativ och visioner. Kommunledningen förefaller göra allt för att låsa och manipulera utvecklingen. En mer öppen och demokratisk beslutsprocess efterlyses.
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- Söderbaum, Peter, 1937-
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Reconsidering economics in relation to sustainable development and democracy
- 2019
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Ingår i: The Journal of Philosophical Economics. - 1843-2298 .- 1844-8208. ; 13:1, s. 19-39
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The challenge of sustainable development can be approached from different angles. In this essay it is argued that one also needs to examine the present close to monopoly position of neoclassical economic theory at university departments of economics in many parts of the world. An open debate is needed about paradigms in economics as well as ideological orientations.An alternative to neoclassical theory is outlined where individuals and organizations are regarded as political actors, each guided by an ideological orientation or mission. Reference is made to 17 UN sustainable development goals suggesting that impacts need to be seen in multidimensional terms and an alternative definition of economics as "multidimensional management of limited resources in a democratic society" is proposed. It is argued that economics need to move away from its technocracy-oriented tendencies to democracy-oriented approaches. This is exemplified by a move away from neoclassical Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) to Positional Analysis as approach to decision-making and sustainability assessment.
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- Söderbaum, Peter, 1937-
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Toward sustainable development : from neoclassical monopoly to democracy-oriented economics
- 2019
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Ingår i: Economics and the ecosystem. - Bristol : World Economics Association BOOKS. - 9781911156468 - 9781911156475 - 9781911156482 ; , s. 393-425
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Some development trends in our societies are unsustainable. Economics as a discipine claims to be helpful in solving problems of governance. Neoclassical economics has been in close to monopoly position in education and research in a period when a number of development indicators suggest that we have failed. In this essay it is suggested that the mentioned monopoly position of neoclassical theory is an essential part of the problems faced. The role and responsibility of neoclassical economists and university departments of economics for the present crisis need to be examined.Contrary to neoclassical ideas about value-neutrality, it is argued that value issues and paradigm issues need to be discussed as part of principles of pluralism and democracy. A new definition of economics is suggested in terms of "multidimensional management of resources in a democratic society" together with a conceptual framework that claims to be useful in relation to sustainability issues. Alternatives to neoclassical ideas about individuals, organizations, markets, decision-making, assessment of public projects etc. are proposed.
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- Söderbaum, Peter, 1937-
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Är Nåntuna en del av Uppsala?
- 2016
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Ingår i: Upsala Nya Tidning. - Uppsala.
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Tidskriftsartikel (populärvet., debatt m.m.)abstract
- Uppsalas busslinjenät omprövas för närvarande. Berörda människor har fått möjlighet att yttra sig men normala krav på demokrati innebär att det inte räcker med att ge synpunkter på ett alternativ. Olika alternativ börsystematiskt ställas mot varandra och utredas.
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