1st Edition
The Circular Economy and Institutional Change Transformation in Theory and Practice
By Yilmaz Kaplan
Copyright 2026
160 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
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The climate crisis has emerged as a consequence of the linear economic system that developed in the aftermath of the Industrial Revolution. In recent years, global actors have recognised the need for institutional change from the linear economy to a more sustainable alternative: The circular economy.
This book analyses the potential for transformative institutional change to a circular economy,... Read more
Dedication
Acknowledgements
1: Introduction: The Circular Economy as a Transformative Idea
2: Ideas, Actors, and System Change: An Institutionalist Analysis
3: The State versus the Market: How to Govern an Institutional Change
4: Analysing the Leading Actors: China, Japan, the EU, and the USA
5: International Organisations and the Circular Economy: The UN, the Bretton Woods Institutions, and the WTO
6: Conclusion
Biography
Yılmaz Kaplan received his PhD from the Department of Politics at the University of York, UK. His research interests include international political economy, the circular economy, environmental governance, globalisation, and new institutionalism.
