Patrick Schröder is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies, UK and holds a PhD from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

Manisha Anantharaman is an Assistant Professor in Justice, Community and Leadership at Saint Mary's College of California, USA and holds a PhD from University of California Berkeley, USA.

Kartika Anggraeni is a project manager at the Collaborating Centre for Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP) in Wuppertal, Germany. She is currently co-managing an EU SWITCH Africa Green project in Kenya.

Timothy J. Foxon is Professor of Sustainability Transitions at the University of Sussex, UK and the author of Energy and Economic Growth: Why we need a new pathway to prosperity (Routledge, 2017).

Part 1 Introduction 1. Sustainable lifestyles, livelihoods and the circular economy Part 2 Narratives and politics of waste and the circular economy in the Global South 2. The many circuits of a circular economy
3. The politics of marine plastics pollution 4. Circular economy and inclusion of informal waste pickers: political economy perspectives from India and Brazil 5. The role of women in upcycling initiatives in Jakarta, Indonesia: A case for the circular economy in a developing country Part 3 Policy frameworks and green industrial development approaches 6. The Argentinean Zero Waste Framework: implementation gaps and over-sight of reusable menstrual management technologies 7. Assessment of the Circular Economy Transition Readiness at a National Level: The Colombian Case 8. Promoting Industrial Symbiosis in China's Industrial Parks as a Circular Economy Strategy: The Experience of the TEDA Eco Centre 9. Accelerating the Transition to a Circular Economy in Africa: case studies from Kenya and South Africa Part 4 Livelihoods and traditional circular economy practices 10. Securing nutrition through the revival of circular lifestyles: A case study of endogenous rural communities in Rajasthan 11. Contesting thoughts and attitudes to 'Sufficiency': Organic farming in an urbanised village in Thailand Part 5: Conclusion and Outlook: Circular economy approaches for the Sustainable Development Goals 12. Which pathways lead towards an inclusive circular economy?