This paper presents a reasoned account of the critiques addressed to the circular economy and circular business models. These critiques claim that the circular economy has diffused limits, unclear theoretical grounds, and that its implementation faces structural obstacles. Circular economy is based on an ideological agenda dominated by technical and economic accounts, which brings uncertain contributions to sustainability and depoliticizes sustainable growth. Bringing together these critiques demonstrates that the circular economy is far from being as promising as its advocates claim it to be. Circularity emerges instead as a theoretically, practically, and ideologically questionable notion. The paper concludes by proposing critical issues that need to be addressed if the circular economy and its business models are to open routes for more sustainable economic development.

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对循环经济的批评

本文对针对循环经济和循环商业模式的批评进行了合理解释。这些批评声称，循环经济存在局限性，理论依据不明确，并且其实施面临结构性障碍。循环经济基于以技术和经济账户为主导的意识形态议程，这给可持续性带来了不确定的贡献，并使可持续增长非政治化。将这些批评汇总在一起表明，循环经济远没有其倡导者声称的那样有前途。相反，循环性出现在理论上、实践上和意识形态上都有问题的概念。