International Journal of Green Economics

"The International Journal of Green Economics" in association with academic publisher Inderscience. www.inderscience.com/ijge. The Editor is Miriam Kennet.The first issue was launched at Oxford University on 8th April 2006 and was extremely well received. It is now in its 3rd year and Volume 2 Issue 3 is currently being prepared. For information and abstracts please visit the specific webpage

www.inderscience.com/ijge

A quote from Triodos Bank about the Journal:-

"An increasingly influential movement of thinkers and doers are taking steps to harness a more progressive approach to economics. The need for change from a system that benefits the few at the expense of the many is clear, but if this community of interest is to deliver real and lasting change it will need to bring together the energies of a disparate group. The International Journal of Green Economics provides a welcome opportunity to help do just that."

Gavin Smith, Head of Business Banking, Triodos Bank.

A quote from Johnathon Porritt about the Journal:-

"An academic journal of the highest standards of research dealing with the reform of the dominant neo-liberal paradigm of economics and today's "business as usual" scenario is a very helpful step in solving the problems of the future, both environmental and social. This journal will provide a forum for such debate to inform academics, activists, campaigners, reformers and workers in the field of social and environmental change."

The IJGE proposes and fosters discussion on all aspects of Green Economics. It contributes to international research and practise in Green Economics with the aim of encouraging economic change and the positioning of Green Economics at the centre of the Economics disciplines.

Green Economic theories and policies, tools, instruments and metrics are developed with the aim of offering practical and theoretical solutions and proposals to facilitate a change to the current economic models for the benefit of the widest number of people and the planet as a whole.

It focuses particularly on resource management, on meeting peoples' needs and the impact and effects of international trends and how to increase social justice.

The objectives of the journal are to establish an effective channel of communication between policy makers, government agencies, academic and research institutions concerned with the running, involvement and impact of the economy on all sections of society.

Its aims to bridge the gap between academic economic theory and the literature and suggestions for the implementation of modern concepts in the political economy and the general economic debate, structures of political power and public discussion. The development of an alternative view in contrast to the traditional normatively biased view of economics is the prime objective. The study of Green Economics naturally has to be very multi and interdisciplinary in nature, as the problems it addresses are partly social in aspect and causes, partly scientific in technical development, partly environmental as this is a fundamental limit to all human activity and partly economic and historical in how the current situations have evolved. Green Economics is also particularly influenced by developments in ethical thinking and values and in anthropology in its explanations of past and future trends. The scope of the journal includes examining, critiquing and analysing the activities of corporations with particular reference to the localisation/globalisation debate and making suggestions for change in practise and general function and approach.

The journal takes an international perspective, as modern economies are interdependent and internationally linked; the Green Economics discipline has therefore to be international in scope and in the solutions it proposes.The first issue contains articles from writers in Germany, US, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Ireland,South Africa and the UK The advisory board and activities are international in nature and the main management board consists of German, English, Brazilian and US personnel, with branches in Brazil and the US,China, India and Japan. The advisory board consists of a host of academics and practitioners, government members, policy makers and campaigners from round the world in order to meet the demands and the wide scope of the subject.Please see the editoral board list page on this website.

We are currently compiling the fifth issue in conjunction with the academic publisher Inderscience.The first issue was launched at Oxford University on 8th April 2006. If you would like to contribute an article- all are double blind refereed and must be fully referenced and sent to the Editor in word format.Please email the Editor at the Institute, Miriam Kennet GEIbooksandjournal@yahoo.co.uk

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