The economist as shaman: revisioning our role for a sustainable, provisioning economy

In view of the problems heterodox economists have faced in predicting, explaining and finding solutions to the financial and ecological crises facing humanity, the paper takes a wide-angle view of the question of what the role of an economist might be in a sustainable society. I argue that the role...

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Autor principal:	Molly Scott Cato
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Lenguaje:	DE EN FR
Publicado:	Editura ASE Bucuresti 2012
Materias:	Green economy Sustainability Economic methodology Economics as a science HB71-74
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:bc9c0f6928024f6cb7d52072df431d172021-12-02T08:46:36ZThe economist as shaman: revisioning our role for a sustainable, provisioning economy1843-22981844-8208https://doaj.org/article/bc9c0f6928024f6cb7d52072df431d172012-05-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.jpe.ro/poze/articole/71.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/1843-2298https://doaj.org/toc/1844-8208In view of the problems heterodox economists have faced in predicting, explaining and finding solutions to the financial and ecological crises facing humanity, the paper takes a wide-angle view of the question of what the role of an economist might be in a sustainable society. I argue that the role of an economist is one of an intermediary between people and the resources they need for survival, a role that in less rationalist societies might have been performed by a priest or shaman. I propose three central responsibilities for an economist in a sustainable society: supporting a process of re-embedding the economy in the environment; negotiating a respectful—even reverential—relationship between humans and non-human species; ensuring a means of acquiring resources that minimises the entropic impact of the human community.Molly Scott CatoEditura ASE BucurestiarticleGreen economySustainabilityEconomic methodologyEconomics as a scienceHB71-74DEENFRJournal of Philosophical Economics, Vol V, Iss 2, Pp 64-83 (2012)
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description	In view of the problems heterodox economists have faced in predicting, explaining and finding solutions to the financial and ecological crises facing humanity, the paper takes a wide-angle view of the question of what the role of an economist might be in a sustainable society. I argue that the role of an economist is one of an intermediary between people and the resources they need for survival, a role that in less rationalist societies might have been performed by a priest or shaman. I propose three central responsibilities for an economist in a sustainable society: supporting a process of re-embedding the economy in the environment; negotiating a respectful—even reverential—relationship between humans and non-human species; ensuring a means of acquiring resources that minimises the entropic impact of the human community.
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The economist as shaman: revisioning our role for a sustainable, provisioning economy

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