From scarce resources to ‘the good economy’: a new ‘version of economization’ replacing Weber’s rational ascetism as the capitalist spirit?

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1 This paper is linked to the research project Valuethreads supported by the Norwegian Research Council (301733).

 

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This work was supported by Norges Forskningsråd: [Grant Number 301733].

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Kristin Asdal

Kristin Asdal is economist historian and professor of Science and Technology Studies (STS) at TIK Center for Technology, Innovation and Culture at the University of Oslo. She did her first monograph on the role of economists in environmental politics and has published extensively on how economics and natural science take part in forming the politics of nature. She is currently PI of the project Value threads which analyses valuation practices in green finance, the ocean economy and forest management. Her book Nature-Made Economy co-authored with Tone Huse will be out with MIT Press in 2023.