The Institutional Compass: Method, Use and Scope (Methodos Series, 18)

Preface
Acknowledgements
Abstract
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Part I: Introduction
	Chapter 1: General Introduction
		1.1 Parts and Chapters of the Book
	Chapter 2: Vocabulary
		2.1 Institutions
		2.2 Institutional Compass
			2.2.1 Uses of the Institutional Compass
		2.3 Ideological Orientation
	Chapter 3: The State of the Art in Decision Making
		3.1 Why Is the Institutional Compass Important?
			3.1.1 Objectivity of Price
			3.1.2 Return to Policy Decision Making
		3.2 Existing Multi-criteria Decision Aides
		3.3 Futures Modelling
		3.4 The Institutional Compass as a Better Multi-criteria Decision Aide
			3.4.1 The Three Qualities
			3.4.2 The Institutional Compass Compared to the Ecological Footprint Measure
			3.4.3 The Institutional Compass Compared to Cradle to Grave Analysis
		3.5 Objectivity, Superficiality and Depth of Analysis
		3.6 Comparing Institutions Using the Compass
		3.7 Holism and Objectivity
		3.8 Originality and Contribution of the Institutional Compass
		References
Part II: The Method for Constructing the Institutional Compass
	Chapter 4: The Three Qualities Again
		4.1 Explanation of the General Qualities
		4.2 Attitudes Towards the Qualities
	Chapter 5: Constructing an Institutional Compass: Methodology
		5.1 Introduction
		5.2 Constructing a Compass with a Wish Spot
		5.3 Collection and Analysis of Data, the Indicator Arrows
		5.4 Data Analysis
			5.4.1 Classifying Data in Terms of the General Qualities
			5.4.2 The Degree Within the General Quality Sector
			5.4.3 Length of Indicator Arrows
		5.5 The Mathematics for Aggregating the Indicator Arrows
			5.5.1 The Aggregation Formula
		5.6 Interpreting the Final Arrow: Making an Analysis of the Compass for Policy Decisions
			5.6.1 The Point About Adding Data Points
			5.6.2 My Ideological Orientation
		References
Part III: Scope: More Uses of the InstitutionalCompassinstitutional Compass and Some ExtensionsCompassextensions
	Chapter 6: Merging the Compass with Systems Science
		References
	Chapter 7: Adapting the Compass to Align with Ecological Economics Thinking
		7.1 General Concepts of Ecological Economics
		7.2 Data Analysis for an Ecological Economics Institutional Compass
		7.3 The Mathematics for Constructing an Ecological Economics Institutional Compass
		7.4 Sustainability and the Ecological Economics Institutional Compass
		References
	Chapter 8: Further Manipulations and Extensions Using the Notion of Sphere
		8.1 Infrastructural Sphere
		8.2 The Dance of the Spheres
		Reference
	Chapter 9: The Compass as a Representation
		9.1 The Compass as a Labelling Device for Products
	Chapter 10: The Compass Used for Qualitative Accounting
		References
Part IV: Actual Case-Studies and Conclusion
	Chapter 11: Case Study I: The World Health Organisation, by Ana Mulió Álvarez
		11.1 Philosophical Considerations
		11.2 The Institution: World Health Organization
		11.3 Methods
		11.4 Critique of Data
		11.5 Indicator Analysis
			11.5.1 Econo-Sphere
				11.5.1.1 Harmony
				11.5.1.2 Excitement
				11.5.1.3 Discipline
			11.5.2 Socio-Sphere
				11.5.2.1 Harmony
				11.5.2.2 Excitement
				11.5.2.3 Discipline
			11.5.3 Eco-Sphere
				11.5.3.1 Harmony
				11.5.3.2 Excitement
				11.5.3.3 Discipline
		11.6 Indicator Table 11.1
		11.7 Compass Results
		11.8 Conclusions
		11.9 Policy Recommendations
	Chapter 12: Case-Study II: Report on Product Label Project
	Chapter 13: Case Study III: Regional Compass Hauts-de-France, Superimposing a Biorefinery, by Ahmed Yaman Abdin and Michèle Fr...
		13.1 The Wish Compass for Hauts-de-France
		13.2 The Actual Compasses for Hauts-de-France
		13.3 Tables, Notes and References (Tables 13.1, 13.2 and 13.3)
		13.4 Small Industry Conversion of Biomass into Electricity
	Chapter 14: Concluding Philosophical Remarks
		References
Appendices
	Appendix 1: Argument Against the Supposed Value-Neutrality of Neoclassical Economics
	Appendix 2: Compass Construction Steps
	Appendix 3: Collection of Claims
	Appendix 4: Chart of Compass Construction
	Appendix 5: Chart of Compass Adaptations and Extensions
Bibliography
Index