Unequal exchange is not primarily about monetary value

Ecologically Unequal Exchange (EUE) theory reframes trade as asymmetric transfers of biophysical resources from South to North, rejecting monetary value metrics. It challenges both mainstream and Marxian economics by emphasizing material flows over money-based interpretations of global inequality.

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Main Author: Alf Hornborg
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-59881-1
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title Unequal exchange is not primarily about monetary value
title_full Unequal exchange is not primarily about monetary value
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