Mapping the Circular Economy Concept and the Global South

Leticia Sarmento dos Muchangos ()
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Leticia Sarmento dos Muchangos: Keio University

Circular Economy and Sustainability, 2022, vol. 2, issue 1, 71-90

Abstract: Abstract Circular Economy (CE) is a concept that stems from the need to address environmental degradation, social unrest and inequalities, institutional instability, resource scarcity, and economic challenges caused by the linear nature-society-nature systems that the large portion of society operates on. The dissemination of the concept and its implementation has been taking place in several nations and institutions globally, mainly in high-income countries, otherwise known as the Global North (GN). Nevertheless, it remains unclear how the role of CE can be materialized in the low-income contexts, also referred to as the Global South (GS), despite the region being the center of production and starting to experience an expansion towards driving global consumption. Some critical issues include the lack of data, analysis, surveys, discussions, and practical contributions of the CE in the GS. Moreover, compared with the GN and the People’s Republic of China specifically, little is known about the status of research conducted and case studies focusing on the GS. This study presents a bibliometric analysis to provide an overview of where and how scientists address the CE concept related to the GS. The findings clarify the most and least explored research themes, thus contributing to the current knowledge on the CE concept’s advances and presenting potential relevant research and practice avenues for future focus regarding the GS.

Keywords: Global South; Circular Economy; Bibliometric analysis; Anthropocene (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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