Responsible Business
Learning outcomes
pakollinen kenttä During the course students will learn to question the rhetoric used in contemporary economic discussions. Students will also learn to defend their views of economics with a help of a group exercise.
1) Learn about an alternative vision for the current dominant view an economics 2) Acquire problem solving and group working skills to address complex socio-economic challenges.
Contents
The course introduces students to the field of ecological economics. The field of ecological economics is transdisciplinary by nature and as therefore applicable to economic, social, and environmental problem solving. Students are offered a view to economics that differs fundamentally from the main school of economic thought known as neoclassical economics. First, the students are introduced to the vision that ecological economics offers with concepts such as full versus empty world, and circular economy. The students are then familiarized with different policy tools for guiding development towards a sustainable scale, such as Pigouvian taxes and caps on income and wealth. During the course students are also introduced to methods for measuring not only efficiency but also a sustainable scale and just distribution with in a system
Modes of study
- Degree Programme Students
- Other Students
- Open University Students
- Doctoral Students
- Exchange Students
Evaluation
Numeric 1-5.Belongs to following study modules
2018–2019
