Ecocapitalism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The philosophy that market-based methods can solve environmental and ecological problems, through government policy. uncountable

    "For some, ecocapitalism is inherently a contradiction in terms. […] However, for free market enthusiasts, capitalism would remain largely unchanged in ecocapitalism."

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envirocapitalismenvironmental capitalismgreen capitalism

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"For some, ecocapitalism is inherently a contradiction in terms. […] However, for free market enthusiasts, capitalism would remain largely unchanged in ecocapitalism."

Etymology

From eco- + capitalism.

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