Analysis of Approaches to Alternative Economy: Effects of Sustainability and Need for Action for the State Politics of North Rhine-Westphalia - An Explorative Analysis

The project examines the complex concept of alternative economy with an explorative approach, it points out possibilities of social, economic and ecological effects and deduces needs for action for the state politics of North Rhine-Westphalia. This analysis must be based on an scientific economic expertise, which the Wuppertal Institute wants to enhance with an cooperation with the Institute of Ecological Economy Research (IÖW). The IÖW has a strong competence in both conventional and alternative economics and can contribute substantial to the compilation and systemization of social and economic impacts and will furthermore develop new approaches and strategies of economic promotion on this basis.