ABSTRACT

Development economics must be rethought. Not only has it hindered the liberation of the Global South, it has also deflected attention from the most critical questions of underdevelopment. Much economics inspires dirty growth, while Western political economy risks defending recolonisation under the guise of protecting nature in the Global South. Most alternative development theorising is similarly Western-centric. Georgist political economy is a possible exception. The systems of land economics Georgist political economy offers is functional and adaptable, often reflecting and supporting ancient knowledge of the earth, facilitating the decolonisation of society, economy, and ecology. The challenge is how to bring about this transformation when many interests potentially run counter to this non-Western alternative development economics.

摘要

必须重新思考发展经济学。它不仅阻碍了全球南方的解放，还转移了人们对最关键的欠发达问题的注意力。许多经济学激发了肮脏的增长，而西方政治经济学则冒着以保护南半球自然为幌子捍卫再殖民化的风险。大多数替代发展理论同样以西方为中心。乔治主义政治经济学可能是个例外。乔治主义政治经济学提供的土地经济学系统具有功能性和适应性，经常反映和支持古老的地球知识，促进社会、经济和生态的非殖民化。挑战在于，当许多利益可能与这种非西方的替代发展经济学背道而驰时，如何实现这种转变。