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The Circular Economy in (Corporate) Australia: a Preliminary Analysis
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Gale, F, The Circular Economy in (Corporate) Australia: a Preliminary Analysis, 4th Edition of the International Conference on Public Policy (ICPP4), 26 - 28 June, Montreal, Concordia University, Canada, pp. 1-3. (2019) [Non Refereed Conference Paper]
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Abstract
The paper is structured as follows: in the next Section Two, I provide a brief overview of the different ways ‘economic value’ has been conceptualised in neoclassical, ecological, socialist and nationalist economics preparatory to examining how such values’ are operationalised within the modern corporation. Section Three outlines the methodology employed in the study to obtain data on the top Australian companies’ usage of the Circular Economy concept and reports the results. In Section Four,I consider the unresolved contradiction at the centre of the modern corporation, which, being legally and economically obligated to prioritise exchange value, results in haphazard, voluntaristic and opportunistic attempts to reconcile it with the protection and enhancement of function, use and 3 labour value. The article concludes with a summary of the findings, discusses the study’s limitations, and outlines some avenues for future research.
Item Details
Item Type: | Non Refereed Conference Paper |
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Keywords: | circular economy, corporations, Australia, sustainability reporting |
Research Division: | Human Society |
Research Group: | Political science |
Research Field: | Environmental politics |
Objective Division: | Economic Framework |
Objective Group: | Measurement standards and calibration services |
Objective Field: | Agricultural and environmental standards and calibrations |
UTAS Author: | Gale, F (Professor Fred Gale) |
ID Code: | 134140 |
Year Published: | 2019 |
Deposited By: | Office of the School of Social Sciences |
Deposited On: | 2019-07-30 |
Last Modified: | 2019-07-31 |
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