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The title of the book aims at the normative layer of Economics, specifically focusing on the area of environmental policies; uninterrupted, however, by a generous theoretical register drawn from various economic, social and political doctrinal directions. It is, par excellence, a heterodox and pluralistic study. Within this context, a clearly defined dilemma emerges, demanding urgent resolution. Despite pursuing the same ultimate goal – better and better living through technological progress while preserving the biosphere – the ideas that configuring the architecture of this dilemma appear irreconcilable. In other words, reconciling scholars influenced by Georgescu-Roegen with those following Solow, Nordhaus, or Friedman, or aligning followers of Hartwick’s neoclassical approach with those of Daly, Costanza, Dasgupta, or Acemoglu proves challenging. On this register, the book aims to outline a distinct message: the time of purely theoretical, scholarly contemplation is over, and a normative activation is necessary to resolve this dilemma It argues that the traditional principle of profit as the sole entrepreneurial objective, rooted in individualism and self-interest, increasingly fades in the face of rising ethical and societal demands. Finally, ecological economics is insistently called to the fore with its specific and environmentally and socially friendly offer, with the potential to become classicized in an attempt to reshape the traditional epistema of the construction of wealth. With such a generous structure, the book can be of wide interest, targeting pupils, students, doctoral students, researchers, teachers, influencers, social or environmental activists, politicians or, simply, citizens interested in the fate of what is happening on planet Earth.
