Sustainable Production System

Clément Morlat holds a PhD in Economics. Before his present vocation of addressing ecological economics, he studied biology, environmental sciences and management. Currently, he works on sustainable territorial governance, accounting and collective representation of values. In this work, he promotes a contributory and deliberative use of digital tools.

Introduction vii

Chapter 1. Economics and Imbalances 1

1.1. Capturing power 1

1.1.1. From eco-development to sustainable development 2

1.1.2. Interest and limits of the decoupling concept 10

1.2. Systemic approach to the economy 19

1.2.1. Nature and structure of productive capital 21

1.2.2. Spaces and temporalities of productive phenomena 29

1.3. Conclusion 38

Chapter 2. Information Structures Production 41

2.1. The value chain: an outdated representation 41

2.1.1. Toward a functional economy 42

2.1.2. Valuing multifunctional production 50

2.2. Reinventing performance 58

2.2.1. Information socioeconomy 59

2.2.2. Preserving the functional heritage 67

2.3. Conclusion 72

Chapter 3. Communication Renews Rationalities 75

3.1. From agent to actor 75

3.1.1. Decompartmentalizing the economic space 76

3.1.2. Toward a cooperative transaction society 84

3.2. To discuss is to produce 89

3.2.1. Toward a hermeneutical and contributory web 91

3.2.2. A contributory platform for political economy 100

3.3. Conclusion 107

Chapter 4. Accounting: The Figure in Dialogue 109

4.1. Performance systems 109

4.1.1. Coupling between functional ecosystems 111

4.1.2. Multiscalar and cross-sectoral scenarios 123

4.2. Cost systems 133

4.2.1. Internalization and territorialization 134

4.2.2. Structuring the micro–macro accounting space 142

4.3. Conclusion 154

Chapter 5. Contractualizing: The Value in Act 157

5.1. Restructuring the transactional space 157

5.1.1. Levels of representation and materiality 159

5.1.2. Intangible assets and performance contract 166

5.2. Taking the measure of the territorial heritage 178

5.2.1. An irreducible interface between performance and profitability 179

5.2.2. Territorial informative and cognitive assessment 186

5.3. Conclusion 194

Chapter 6. Development, Changing the Compass and the Map 197

6.1. Dynamic Modeling of Cost Systems 197

6.1.1. Linking shared representations and activity costs 199

6.1.2. Relative growth and strategic alignment 207

6.2. Social value of acceleration 219

6.2.1. Entropy, wealth and time 221

6.2.2. Turning toward sustainability 229

6.3. Conclusion 241

Conclusion 245

Postface 255

References 259

Index 281