«Ecological Economy»: The Most Important Aspect of the Ideology of the Global Commons in Supporting Sustainable Socio-Economic Development

Abstract

Aim. To study the methodological foundations and main provisions of a new vector of economic development, the "ecological economy", as being the most important aspect of the Global Commons ideology.Material and Methods. The study was conducted using a range of theoretical research methods, including analysis, deduction and forecasting.Discussion. The basis of the Global Commons ideology is considered to be the "green economy", a new technological modality, the purpose of which is the careful and rational utilisation of available resources employing high technologies for the maximum satisfaction of people's needs. Proponents of the Global Commons ideology advocate the ecology or the environment as the dominant factors in sustainable socio-economic development. At the same time, the environmental policy of the developed world also represents a new form of neocolonialism directed at the takeover of strategic natural resources of underdeveloped countries, while restricting their rights to technological and social development. It may even be aimed at the military or economic capture of national natural and biological resources. All this challenges individual state sovereignty and may lead to a fundamentally new type of conflict in the future.Conclusions. The formation of the "ecological economy" is a new vector of sustainable socio-economic development in the Global Commons ideology, requiring our governmental authorities to take the necessary organizational, military, managerial and regulatory measures to realize the nation's competitive advantages, to conserve its natural potential, to block non-residents from capturing national wealth and to organise an effective system of environmental security.

Keywords

• global commons
• ecological economy
• structural fundamentals of the ecological economy
• new technological modality