Beyond Resilience - New Institutional Economics, Fragilities and Indicators of Unsustainability

• Autorzy: Joost Platje

Warianty tytułu

Poza prężnością - Nowa Ekonomia Instytucjonalna, kruchość oraz wskaźniki nietrwałości

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Based on ideas and notions discussed in Nassim Taleb's books The Black Swan and Antifragile, in this article it is discussed how theories from the new institutional economics can contribute to research on sustainability issues in different areas as well as corporate social responsibility. While sustainability is often considered from the point of view of resilience, the increasing complexity of the world requires to be prepared for unexpected challenges and unpredictable challenges which may lead to crises or system ruin. The focus in this article is on the identification of fragilities as the bottom line of sustainable development - their elimination may prevent ruin and support system survival. This is based on the idea that not only policy for development may be senseless when the possibility of ruin exists. In general, it is also easier to identify problems than possible improvements. The theoretical framework of the new institutional economics will be used to outline some opportunities and challenges for identifying fragilities and creating indicators of unsustainability. (original abstract)

W niniejszym artykule, opierając się na ideach oraz pojęciach zasygnalizowanych w książce Nassima Taleba "Czarny Łabądź" oraz "Antykruchość" , podjęto próbę odpowiedzi na pytanie jak prawidłowości stosowane w Nowej Ekonomii Instytucjonalnej mogą oddziaływać na badania dotyczące zrównoważonego rozwoju. Mimo, iż zagadnienie trwałości jest często rozważane w odniesieniu do wytrzymałości i prężności, to jednak wzrastająca złożoność współczesnego świata wymaga, aby w każdym momencie być przygotowanym na nieoczekiwane i nieprzewidywane wyzwania, które prowadzić mogą do kryzysów. W artykule skoncentrowano się na identyfikacji kruchości jako zasadniczej kwestii zrównoważonego rozwoju - jej eliminacja bowiem może zapobiegać kryzysom oraz wspomagać przetrwanie systemu, tym bardziej, że polityka na rzecz zrównoważonego rozwoju może być bezwartościowa kiedy istnieje prawdopodobieństwo wystąpienia kryzysu. Na ogół, dużo łatwiej jest zidentyfikować sam problem aniżeli zaproponować działania usprawniające. W artykule wykorzystując założenia Nowej Ekonomii Instytucjonalnej zarysowano możliwości rozpoznania kruchości oraz tworzenia wskaźników nietrwałości. (abstrakt oryginalny)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Sustainable development; Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR); Transaction cost; Ownership

PL

Rozwój zrównoważony; Społeczna odpowiedzialność biznesu; Koszty transakcyjne; Prawo własności

• Czasopismo: Central and Eastern European Journal of Management and Economics
• Rocznik: 2015
• Tom: 3
• Numer: nr 4
• Strony: 295--315

Twórcy

autor

Joost Platje

• Wroclaw School of Banking, Poland

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