Essays about: "Growth Paradox"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 33 essays containing the words Growth Paradox.

1. 1. Eco-Social Reforms and the Paradox of Complex Change : A qualitative thematic analysis of the national media debate on the 2022 Chilean Constitution

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Tilda Janbrink; [2023]
   Keywords : Eco-social-growth trilemma; eco-social policies; policy integration; public support for eco-social reforms; Chile; constitution; qualitative thematic analysis;

   Abstract : By now, it is an acknowledged fact that economic growth, social justice, and environmental sustainability are interconnected. Often referred to as the eco-social-growth trilemma, the challenge is to achieve synergy between the objectives and avoid trade-offs. READ MORE

3. 2. Are renewable sources displacing fossil fuels in electricity generation? : A panel data investigation on global data

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Andreas Sörling; [2023]
   Keywords : Climate change; Energy transitions; Green Growth; Displacement Paradox; Jevons Paradox; Panel Data;

   Abstract : As the consequences of climate change is increasing the need of replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy globally is becoming more urgent. A central question that has been questioned in the literature is that if the world is on track on a transition away from fossil fuels or if we are only adding renewable energy to the energy mix in a world that continues to grow and consume more energy. READ MORE

4. 3. Navigating the Growth Paradox in an Incumbent Business Context : Managerial Implications from a Degrowth Perspective

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Sabrina Dietrichs; Gitte Thorsén; [2023]
   Keywords : Degrowth; Degrowth Frameworks; Growth Paradigm; Growth Paradox; Organizational Paradox Theory; Managerial Paradox Response; Post-Growth Economy;

   Abstract : Our study investigates how the organizational growth paradox is perceived and managed by incumbent firms from a degrowth perspective. There is a growing critique against the growth paradigm, an increasing support for its abandonment. Scholars are calling for a paradigm shift towards a post-growth economy. READ MORE

5. 4. Impeding What It Aims to Improve? : A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Swedish National Strategy for Regional Development

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Viktor Lovén; [2022]
   Keywords : Regional development; Sustainable development; Socio-ecological crisis; Postdevelopment; Sustainability; Discourse analysis;

   Abstract : In a world of systemic environmental destruction and growing social inequality, it is important to explore how decision-making institutions communicate about development and how they attempt to achieve social and environmental sustainability. The institutions define the problems, suggest the strategies, make the policies and set the targets in order to address the present socio-ecological crisis. READ MORE

6. 5. The Paradox of Green Development : A Critical Discourse Analysis of the European Green Deal with a Specific Focus on Electric Vehicles

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Mona Rafieefar; [2022]
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   Abstract : Electric vehicles are central to sustainability policy solutions in the European Union (EU). In policy documents published by the European Commission (EC), a transition to electric vehicles is supported by sociotechnical imaginaries of energy efficiency, economic growth, and environmental protection. READ MORE