The Economics of Community Wealth Building

Semester two

Module Leader: Dr Michael Smith
Module Tutor: David Skene

There are two parts to this module. It begins by examining contemporary and historical theories related to local and regional economic regeneration. The module analyses whether such conventional economic approaches are ‘fit for purpose’ in a global context of transgressing planetary boundaries and the implications for sustainable place-based local economies seeking enhanced wellbeing.

The second part of this module is about re-thinking conventional economics and challenging students to appraise heterodox economic approaches and thinking for sustainability. Students will evaluate emerging ideas (broadly in area of post-growth) and approaches to modify economic policy to achieve a wellbeing economy focusing on tailored local regeneration goals for future net zero sustainable communities.

Contact: michael.smith@uhi.ac.uk

Contact: david.skene04@uhi.ac.uk

Research staff profiles - Dr Michael M Smith (uhi.ac.uk)