Faccer, KNahman, AntonAudouin, Michelle A2017-02-282017-02-282014-05Faccer, K., Nahman, A. and Audouin, M. 2014. Interpreting the green economy: emerging discourses and their considerations for the Global South. Development Southern Africa, 31(5), pp642-6570376-835Xhttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0376835X.2014.933700http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8987Copyright: 2014 Taylor & FrancisThe green economy concept promises to provide a concrete roadmap to the implementation of sustainable development while delivering significant social and economic benefits and reduced environmental risks. However, the concept of a green economy is still being debated and the emerging discourse has yet to be fully interpreted within the industrial, institutional and socio-economic realities of many countries, including particularly those in the global South. This paper traces the origins of the concept, providing the context for its current traction globally, and then introduces three emerging agendas around the green economy: ‘the incrementalist discourse’, ‘the reformist discourse’ and ‘the transformative discourse’. The paper ends with a discussion of the application of key themes within these discourses in the context of southern Africa and considerations as the green economic debate evolves.enGreen economyGreen economic discourseDeveloping countriesSouthern AfricaGreen growthArticleFaccer, K., Nahman, A., & Audouin, M. A. (2014). Interpreting the green economy: emerging discourses and their considerations for the Global South. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8987Faccer, K, Anton Nahman, and Michelle A Audouin "Interpreting the green economy: emerging discourses and their considerations for the Global South." (2014) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8987Faccer K, Nahman A, Audouin MA. Interpreting the green economy: emerging discourses and their considerations for the Global South. 2014; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8987.TY - Article AU - Faccer, K AU - Nahman, Anton AU - Audouin, Michelle A AB - The green economy concept promises to provide a concrete roadmap to the implementation of sustainable development while delivering significant social and economic benefits and reduced environmental risks. However, the concept of a green economy is still being debated and the emerging discourse has yet to be fully interpreted within the industrial, institutional and socio-economic realities of many countries, including particularly those in the global South. This paper traces the origins of the concept, providing the context for its current traction globally, and then introduces three emerging agendas around the green economy: ‘the incrementalist discourse’, ‘the reformist discourse’ and ‘the transformative discourse’. The paper ends with a discussion of the application of key themes within these discourses in the context of southern Africa and considerations as the green economic debate evolves. DA - 2014-05 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Green economy KW - Green economic discourse KW - Developing countries KW - Southern Africa KW - Green growth LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2014 SM - 0376-835X T1 - Interpreting the green economy: emerging discourses and their considerations for the Global South TI - Interpreting the green economy: emerging discourses and their considerations for the Global South UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8987 ER -