In Rethinking Ecological Economics, Arild Vatn delivers a groundbreaking rearticulation of a field long defined by its transdisciplinary openness. Moving beyond decades of debate over identity and direction, Vatn recasts ecological economics as a coherent and rigorous academic discipline distinct from mainstream economics and anchored in stronger scientific, philosophical, and ethical foundations. This is a bold and timely work that offers the intellectual clarity and structure the field has been seeking. A milestone in the evolution of economic thought. -- Joshua Farley, University of Vermont, USA Vatn meets the challenge of making ecological economics into a coherent, philosophically based, scientific field and simultaneously provides an important new introduction. The book redefines economics as social provisioning, building from critical and realist foundations to political economy and radical institutionalism. A work redefining economics to empower social-ecological transformation. -- Clive Spash, Centre for Social Ecological Economics, Norway In this book, Arild Vatn condenses a life-long engagement with socio-ecological economics. As always, he provides a well-structured, high-quality text. The book draws on insights from many disciplines and covers a broad variety of key issues. It is highly recommended as a basis for teaching socio-ecological economics. -- Inge Røpke, Aalborg University, Denmark
