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Home Economics: Planting the Seeds of a Research Agenda for the Bioregional Economy

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  • Molly Scott Cato

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Green economists are clear in their support for localisation, but there is little definitional clarity around the concept of a local economy: how large it would be, or what principles might be used to divide the world into provisioning units. This paper proposes that the 'bioregion' might be a useful concept in designing more local systems of resource supply. The paper is a scoping exercise which starts to explore how the concept of a 'bioregion' might be useful within theoretical economics, outlines key aspects of a bioregional economy, and sketches ideas for a future research agenda.

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  • Molly Scott Cato, 2011. "Home Economics: Planting the Seeds of a Research Agenda for the Bioregional Economy," Environmental Values, White Horse Press, vol. 20(4), pages 481-501, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:env:journl:ev20:ev2023
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    Keywords

    Bioregionalism; bioregional economy; localisation; green economics; sustainable communities; sustainability; provisioning; resilience;
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    JEL classification:

    • P40 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Other Economic Systems - - - General
    • R58 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Regional Development Planning and Policy

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