Green and fair economy – a holistic concept for a sustainable economy. Policy Brief #2013/02

Petersen, Thieß and Garcia Schmidt, Armando and Diebold, Céline and Riess, Birgit and Schraad-Tischler, Daniel and Riedel, Henrik (2013) Green and fair economy – a holistic concept for a sustainable economy. Policy Brief #2013/02. [Policy Paper]

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Abstract

Solution approaches based purely on economics do not lead to optimal success – at least, not in the medium to long term. Rather, a sustainable economy requires an equal consideration of the ecological and social dimensions. The green economy concept, or, better said, the green and fair economy concept, is in principle suitable for, if not avoiding an economic and financial crisis as experienced in the last five years, at least moderating its negative effects. The important thing here is to integrate the design of the concept as much as possible at the political, economic and individual level.

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