Humanitarian Ecological Economics and Accounting: Capitalism, Ecology and Democracy

The CARE model is a new accounting model that aims to protect and conserve human and natural capital within the framework of a democratic society. It reconstructs accounting and economics from the ground up and explores the transformation of the governance of firms and nations. It is of significant interest to readers of ecological economics, critical accounting, and heterodox economics.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 94 pages
\n Publication date: 18 November 2021
\n Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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The strict adherence to financial capital enables accountants to uphold the current form of capitalism. Consequently, creating a more compassionate economy necessitates the development of a new accounting model.

Humanitarian Ecological Economics and Accounting: Capitalism, Ecology, and Democracy advocates for the implementation of a CARE model: comprehensive accounting that takes into account ecological concerns. This innovative model aims to repurpose the traditional tools of capitalist accounting to safeguard and preserve human and natural capital within the framework of a democratic society. The CARE model is envisioned as the potential foundation for a new market economy and a novel form of governance for firms and nations. Furthermore, it facilitates the development of a new understanding of capital, cost, and profit that contributes to the movement toward a society of the commons.

The first part of the book delves into the reconstruction of accounting and economics from the ground up, providing the theoretical framework for the model. The second part explores the transformation of the governance of firms and nations. Lastly, an additional section is dedicated to the conception of a new model of national accounting.

This book holds immense interest for readers engaged in ecological economics, critical accounting, and heterodox economics.

\n Weight: 246g\n
Dimension: 141 x 222 x 13 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781032046617\n \n