The 2012 Rio plus 20 was supposed to be an orderly perfect shift from traditional markets/economies to green markets/green economies through an as painless as possible transition, yet soon after 2012 the solutions went quickly the dwarf green market way, a way that to be implemented requires on going for ever government intervention....and that is okay as dwarf green markets are not perfect markets.
And this leads to my question, Do dwarf green market solutions place governments in direct line of popular environmental backlash in the long term leaving consumer and producer responsibility off the hook?. I think yes, what do you think?.
I think Yes because we cant promote perfect green market without starting from the small one.
Dear Setiawan, thank you for your comment...the shift to green markets requires a systematic shift small or big.
But please keep in mind the context of this question:
Dwarf green markets required on going government intervention, perfect green markets requires no government intervention.
When governments do not intervine in the market, if something goes wrong you can blame the producer or the consumer or both. And then the government can intervine to restore market confidence when the market fails.
In dwarf green markets if something goes wrong or if you can make the case that something can go very wrong the government will be blamed; and this will make goverments vulnerable to attacks from far right( representing the few) and the far left( representing the poor) oponents of environmentally friendly policies. If something goes wrong in dwarf green markets, the government then will be seen as the problem, not the solution. France is in mind.
Those interested in green market thinking may find the following article full of food for thoughts
From Traditional Markets to Green Markets: A Look at Markets Under Perfect Green Market Competition
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330617155_From_Traditional_Markets_to_Green_Markets_A_Look_at_Markets_Under_Perfect_Green_Market_Competition
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330701187_From_Traditional_Markets_to_Green_Markets_A_Look_at_Markets_Under_Perfect_Green_Market_Competition
I think yes. but I also feel that even though this may be the case, if constant government intervention is what is needed to make the green market function properly, then its the best thing to do. maybe in the future, the market will be better placed to function without constant government intervention. climate issues are so serious now that any small step towards finding a solution should be encouraged or made to work.
Victor, I do appreciate your comment, notice that properly set green markets do not need governent intervention, otherwise you distort the market......dwarf green markets NEED constant government intervention. -
In 2012 we shifted towards green markets, green growth, green economies, NOT towards dwarf green markets, dwarf green growth, dwarf green economies....
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Why after 2012 main stream thinkers went the dwarf way in my humble opinion will be explained in the future in terms of either academic blindness due to the green market paradigm shift knowledge gap created when you go from a perfect traditional market to the perfect green market or by willfull academic blindness.
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You can find some food for thoughts in the following articles:
Is Environmental Externality Management a Correction of Adam Smith’s Model to Make It Environmentally Friendly and Shift it Towards Green Markets or Is It a Distortion on Top of Another Distortion?
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309463581_Is_Environmental_Externality_Management_a_Correction_of_Adam_Smith's_Model_to_Make_It_Environmentally_Friendly_and_Shift_it_Towards_Green_Markets_or_Is_It_a_Distortion_on_Top_of_Another_Distortion
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Complex and Man-made Markets: Are We Currently Approaching Sustainability in a Backward and More Chaotic Way in Terms of Economic Thinking?
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281277199_Complex_and_Man-made_Markets_Are_We_Currently_Approaching_Sustainability_in_a_Backward_and_More_Chaotic_Way_in_Terms_of_Economic_Thinking
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From Traditional Markets to Green Markets: A Look at Markets Under Perfect Green Market Competition
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330617155_From_Traditional_Markets_to_Green_Markets_A_Look_at_Markets_Under_Perfect_Green_Market_Competition
Sharing article just published about the working of dwarf green markets
The Flipping of Traditional Economic Thinking: Contrasting the Working of Dwarf Green Market Thinking with that of Green Market Thinking to Highlight Main Differences and Implications
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334535200_The_Flipping_of_Traditional_Economic_Thinking_Contrasting_the_Working_of_Dwarf_Green_Market_Thinking_with_that_of_Green_Market_Thinking_to_Highlight_Main_Differences_and_Implications
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