Marxism and Ecological Economics: Toward a Red and Green Poltical Economy : Historical Materialism, Volume 11 (Historical Materialism)

This book undertakes the first general assessment of ecological economics from a Marxist point of view, and shows how Marxist political economy can make a substantial contribution to ecological economics. The analysis is developed in terms of nature and economic value, the treatment of nature as capital, the significance of the entropy law for economic systems and the concept of sustainable development. A foundation is constructed for a substantive dialogue between Marxists and ecological economists.