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ecocapitalism

noun

Etymology

From eco- + capitalism.

  1. derived from *kap-✻
  2. derived from *káput✻
  3. borrowed from capitalisme — “the condition of one who is rich”
  4. formed as ecocapitalism — “eco- + capitalism”

Definitions

  1. The philosophy that market-based methods can solve environmental and ecological problems,…

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

    • For some, ecocapitalism is inherently a contradiction in terms. […] However, for free market enthusiasts, capitalism would remain largely unchanged in ecocapitalism.
    • He’s recently been hanging out with renowned investor Warren Buffet’s son, Howard, on a combine harvester in Iowa. (“A great guy. He really gets soil!”) This won’t do much to calm the greens who accuse him of a brand of eco-capitalism.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for ecocapitalism. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA