X Economies: Towards Comprehensive Policy Intelligence Among Economy Visions and Practices in Europe and Latin America

S. Türkeli, I. Bleisteiner, L. Cenci, R.D. Dominicis, E. Demanet, G.L. Ramirez, D. Müller

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Abstract

We observe a proliferation of various economic visions and practices (e.g., Blue Economy, Circular Economy, Digital Economy, Social Economy). In this chapter, we conceptualize such newly proposed economy visions and practices as specific cases of a general meta-level concept, X economies, and introduce an indicator-based emphasis on the interactions among them to attain comprehensive sustainability outcomes. “X economies", as technologies of economy, are being proposed as systemic and societal fixes to various ills of the current political-economic system at the socio-technical regime level, yet the role and the importance of the interactions among them to substitute it as an alternative in-the-making are overlooked in the literature. To this end, we constructed X Economies Index (XEI), which quantifies how countries in Europe and Latin America perform in each X economy’s environmental, social, governmental, economic, and scientific dimensions, including their interactions. XEI covers in total 58 indicators for 48 countries in Europe and Latin America. The results emphasize the need for comprehensive policy intelligence for human-centered governance of the interactions among X economies to create further positive impact and accelerate multiple system transitions, societal transformations, and change.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTowards a circular economy
Subtitle of host publicationTransdisciplinary Approach for Business
EditorsAldo Alvarez-Risco, Marc A. Rosen, Shyla Del-Aguila-Arcentales
PublisherSpringer, Cham
Pages297-332
Number of pages36
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-030-94293-9
ISBN (Print)978-3-030-94292-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

Publication series

SeriesCSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance (CSEG)
ISSN2196-7075

JEL classifications

  • e69 - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook: Other

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