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Index
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of illustrations
Acknowledgements
Note from the author
Foreword
Introduction
1. The circular economy, roots and context
1.1 History
1.2 The realm of the circular economy
1.3 What distinguishes the circular economy from the linear industrial economy
2. Circularity, sustainability and labour in the circular industrial economy
2.1 The shift to a modern circular industrial economy
2.2 Sustainability and the circular industrial economy
2.3 Labour in the circular industrial economy
3. The circular industrial economy, a wealth of new opportunities
3.1 Shifting from a circular society to a circular industrial economy
3.2 Analysing the circular industrial economy
3.3 Some principles underlying the circular industrial economy
3.4 Which external factors drive the circular industrial economy?
3.5 The value fork
3.6 Innovation challenges in the circular industrial economy
4. The era of ‘R’: The owner decides locally
4.1 Managing stocks of physical objects
4.2 The decision makers
4.3 The characteristics of the era of ‘R’
4.4 Trust, skills and people, economic value and savings in the era of ‘R’
4.5 Putting flesh to the bones of the era of ‘R’
4.6 Research, innovation and policy challenges in the era of ‘R’
5. The era of ‘D’: Economic actors recovering resource assets decide
5.1 Managing stocks of atoms and molecules
5.2 The need to identify decision takers to maintain highest value in the era of ‘D’
5.3 The characteristics of the era of ‘D’
5.4 The foundation of the era of ‘D’: R&D, technology, knowledge and people
5.5 The ownership fork
5.6 Innovation and opportunities for policymakers in the era of ‘D’
6. The point of sale, or factory gate, and liability
6.1 The point of sale as frontier between two economic philosophies
6.2 Of toys and tools, fashion and function
6.3 The point of sale: pivot for ownership and liability
6.4 Producer liability is shifting
6.5 What is in it for manufacturers, after the point of sale?
7. The invisible liability loop, labour and the role of policy
7.1 Extended Producer Liability (EPL): closing the invisible liability loop
7.2 Objects: EPL and Ultimate Liable Owners in the era of ‘R’
7.3 Materials: EPL and Ultimate Liable Owners in the era of ‘D’
7.4 Labour in the circular economy: a suitable case for research
7.5 The role of policy and labour taxation
7.6 The role of appropriate economic indicators
7.7 The role of governments and policymakers
8. The Performance Economy, industry adopting the circular industrial economy as default option
8.1 The business models
8.2 The decision makers
8.3 The characteristics of the Performance Economy
8.4 No sharing without caring: culture enters the economic game
8.5 The foundation of the Performance Economy: the factor ‘Time’
8.6 Uncertainty, diseconomy of risk and economy of scale, resilience
9. Radical innovation to enhance stock management
9.1 The drivers of innovation in the circular industrial economy
9.2 Innovation in the era of ‘R’
9.3 Innovation in the era of ‘D’
9.4 The role of policymakers in innovation
10. Outlook
10.1 The circular industrial economy needs holistic approaches
10.2 Governments: the elephant in the circular menagerie
10.3 A technology-driven New Economy supports the circular industrial economy
10.4 The quest for holistic solutions
10.5 Culture, information and motivation: regional change levers
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