{"product_id":"9783032186867","title":"Sustainable Business Practices in Developing Economies Decolonizing the SDGs","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePalgrave Studies in Moral and Mindful Approaches to Leadership and Business\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eSustainable Business Practices in Developing Economies\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDecolonizing the SDGs\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJustin Paul | Dhanya Alex | Binoy Thomas | Jino Johny M.\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics \/ Green Business\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThis book explores the intersection of sustainability and business practices in developing economies, focusing on innovative strategies that contribute to and critically engage with relevant Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It takes a critical stance toward mainstream sustainability narratives and the global SDG framework. Moving beyond conventional CSR rhetoric, tokenistic sustainability practices, and unchecked SDG optimism, it interrogates whether global initiatives truly align with local realities in developing economies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThrough a grounded critique, it explores how the SDG agenda may reinforce top-down, one-size-fits-all models that fail to capture the socio-political and economic diversity of the Global South. Rather than celebrating the SDGs uncritically, this book scrutinizes their operational feasibility, coherence, and inherent structural limitations, offering equity-driven and context-sensitive alternatives that challenge normative frameworks and conventional wisdom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eDrawing from decolonial theory to highlight how knowledge production, sustainability discourse, and implementation models are often shaped by colonial legacies and northern-centric paradigms, this work focuses on grassroots approaches, localized epistemologies, and pluriverse thinking to reimagine sustainability as a more inclusive and transformative endeavor, potentially leading to the articulation of new, decolonially informed sustainability concepts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eBy bridging research and practice, this book combines scholarly analysis with grounded case studies, enabling readers to engage with both conceptual debates and real-world applications. Ultimately, it offers a roadmap for transitioning from ambition to action, advocating for sustainability practices that are both transformative and just.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eJustin Paul is Professor and Director of Research at the University of Puerto Rico, USA. He is Editor-in-Chief of the \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eJournal of Consumer Studies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. He ranks among the world’s top 70 highly cited Professors in Business \u0026amp; Economics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eDhanya Alex is Professor and Director at Sahrdaya Institute of Management Studies, India.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eBinoy Thomas is Associate Professor and Research Coordinator at Sahrdaya Institute of Management Studies, India.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eJino Johny M. is Executive Director and Associate Professor at Sahrdaya Institute of Management Studies, India.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 August 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032186867\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e565\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45937972576396,"sku":"9783032186867","price":179.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032186867.jpg?v=1781087162","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032186867","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}