Capitalism Reconnected : : Toward a Sustainable, Inclusive and Innovative Market Economy in Europe.

• Author: Balkenende, Jan Peter.
• TeilnehmendeR: Buijs, Govert.
• Place / Publishing House: Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press,, 2023.; ©2024.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (401 pages)

Table of Contents

• Cover
• Analytical Table of Contents
• By way of introduction
• An idea
• A Consultation
• Europe
• Table of contents
• Part I. Europe's Present Condition: A Diagnosis
• Chapter 1. Introduction: From the Challenge of 2015 to the Shock of 2022
• 2022, and the Seven Years that Preceded It…
• The 2015 Agenda: A Clarion Call
• …And Beyond (2016): Brexit and a Fragmented Populace
• …And Beyond (2017): Trump and 'America First'
• …And Beyond (2020): Covid, Vulnerability and Europe's New Strength
• …And Beyond (2022): The Ukraine War and a New Geopolitical Constellation
• Beyond 2022: A New World Order, New Questions and the Need for New Responses
• The Challenges Ahead: Reorientation, Reconnection, Repositioning, Revaluation
• New Intellectual Resources: Rethinking Capitalism
• Some Working Definitions: Market Economy, Capitalism, Market Society, Market Ideology
• Outline of the Book
• Our Intended Readership
• The Title of this Book
• The Book in Three Figures
• How (not) to Use this Book
• Chapter 2. Europe's 250-Year Project…
• The Age of the 'Great Enrichment' or the 'Escape from Poverty'
• Heights and Depths: Four Phases, from Unfettered Markets to 'Unfettered Markets 2.0'
• Learning Processes: Embedding Markets
• Chapter 3. Triumphant Capitalism: The Bold Assumptions of an Overconfident Age
• Seven Assumptions
• The Results: A Tendency toward a Rentier Economy
• Conclusion
• Chapter 4. Europe's Confusion and Reorientation
• Europe's Confusion
• The Task of this Book: A Reorientation of Capitalism
• Part II. Europe's Mission: Developing Responsible Capitalism
• Chapter 5. The First Pillar of Renewal: Ideals about a Good Economy
• 'Mono-Indicator Tyranny' and a New Understanding of Value(s)
• Macro-Values and Macro-Virtues: Beyond GDP Towards 'Flourishing'.
• Meso-Values and Meso-Virtues: Purpose beyond Financial Indicators
• Micro-Values and Micro-Virtues: Moral Leadership, Conscious Employees, Critical Consumers
• An Enlarged Conception of the Common Good: Discovering and Rediscovering Values
• The Sources of Values: The Role of (Hi)stories
• Chapter 6. The Second Pillar of Renewal: Inspiration from Revaluing Europe's Story
• The Dark Ambivalence of Europe: Conflicting Histories
• The Other European Story: The Gradual Discovery of Human Dignity and Four Revolutions
• A Dubious Philosophical Heritage: Ideologies and 'Recipe Thinking'
• A Distinct European Model: Combining Principles with Institutional Plurality
• An Unfinished and Embattled Project
• The Terrible Mystery of 'Europe-I'
• Haunted by Specters
• The Need to Unlearn, Relearn and Learn: A New European Orientation
• Four Key Values for a New Future
• Why Values? Tests for Policies, Processes, and Products
• Chapter 7. The Third Pillar of Renewal: Ideas about Economics
• Megatrends in Economic Thinking
• Heralds of a New Paradigm
• A New Paradigm: The Homo Cooperans within Planetary Boundaries
• Rediscovering the 'Wealth' of Adam Smith
• In Conclusion: Education is Essential
• Chapter 8. The Fourth Pillar of Renewal: Indicators
• Macro: Beyond GDP, Multidimensional Approaches and the SDG's
• Meso: Integrated Reporting, Due Diligence and True Value
• True Pricing
• In Conclusion
• Chapter 9. The Fifth Pillar of Renewal: Institutions and the Multiactor Approach
• Beyond the State-Market Dichotomy
• A Multiactor Approach
• The Heart of the Multiactor Approach: Cooperative and Co-creative Problem Solving
• The 'Problem of Many Hands' and the 'Power of Initiative'
• Structures of Meaningful Encounter and Coalitions for a Better Economy
• Resistance: Pessimism, Lethargy, Vested Interests
• How to Start a Movement….
• Chapter 10. The Flying Wheel of Responsible Innovation (A): The 'Makers' of a New Economy (Business, Finance, Consumers)
• A Movement of Responsible Innovation
• Actor 1 - Responsible Entrepreneurship: Business for the Common Good
• Actor 2 - Finance for the Common Good34
• Actor 3 - Consumers as Drivers of Sustainable Innovation
• And yet: consumer responsibility
• Chapter 11. The Flying Wheel of Responsible Innovation (B): The 'Embedders' of a New Economy (Government, Nature, Community, Civil Society)
• Actor 4 - Public Goalsetting: Bringing Government Back In
• Actor 5 - Nature at the Table: Reconciling Anthropology, Economy, and Ecology
• Actor 6 - Resilient Communities: Key to Economic Flourishing
• Actor 7 - Civil Society: Creative and Countervailing Power
• Chapter 12. The Flying Wheel of Responsible Innovation (C): The 'Critical Innovators' of a New Economy (Media, Research and Education, Imaginative Reflection)
• Actor 8 - Media: Critical (and Hopefully Independent) Inspectors
• Actor 9 - Research, Knowledge, and Education: The Laboratories of Innovation
• Actor 10 - Nurturing Creative and Critical Thinking: Imaginative Reflection
• Part III. Europe's New Position: A Global Player for the Common Good
• Chapter 13. A New World Order is Emerging
• The Larger Significance of Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
• Conclusion: Curiously and Tirelessly Tracking World History
• Chapter 14. Europe's Contribution to Tomorrow's World
• Europe's Response: Becoming a Non-Imperial Empire
• Implications for Europe's Global Positioning
• Conclusion: The 'Third Europe' in the 'Third Europe'
• Chapter 15. In Conclusion: Challenges and Recommendations for a Rejuvenated Europe
• Four Types of Key Challenges
• Recommendations
• In Conclusion
• Epilogue: Towards an Economics of Hope.
• Attachment 1: Overview of online dialogue sessions - Fall 2021
• Endnotes
• Bibliography
• Index of Names
• Index of Subjects
• About the authors.