德里克·沃尔的“地方性经济”生态社会主义构想及其意义

Derek Wall on regional economy and eco-socialism

德里克·沃尔是欧洲新一代生态社会主义的主要代表。他通过对资本主义经济内在扩张性及其衍生的资本主义全球化的批判,指认生态危机的根源在于资本主义主导的全球化,他主张以"地方性经济"作为生态社会主义主要经济模式来解决当前生态危机问题。沃尔对生态社会主义的研究虽然具有某些启发意义,但他倡导地方经济应对生态危机是开错了药方,将生态危机归因于资本主义全球化是一种倒果为因的表面性的看法。地方性经济无法支撑当今世界巨量人口过一种人道的生活,只有将人类社会置于社会主义和全球化高技术的双重基础上,才能解决人类的生存困境并化解全球性生态危机。

Derek Wall is a representative of eco-socialism in Europe, who criticizes the nature of expan- sion-centered capitalist economy. He argues that the cause to the ecological crisis is the globalization led by capitalism. He believes that the style of regional economy can be a major part of eco-socialism that can solve the problem of ecological crisis. Wall＇s eco-socialism is instructive, but it overemphasizes the dama- ges caused by globalization. Besides, regional economy may not be forceful enough. Therefore, it is ar- gued that socialism and globalization blended together can help human kind tide through the ecological crisis.