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The Case for Degrowth
And An Exploration Into How We Might Get There
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Degrowth: An Introduction
Degrowth: An Introduction
In 1996 Wackernagel and Rees observed that “in today’s materialistic, growth-bound world, the politically acceptable is ecologically…
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Oct 13, 2019
The Origins of Growth
The Origins of Growth
From a degrowth perspective economic growth can be understood in the first instance as a biophysical or material process. The economic…
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Oct 13, 2019
The Growth Imperative
The Growth Imperative
Capitalism is an historically distinct mode of economic and social organisation. In line with Marx, commentators most often attribute the…
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Oct 13, 2019
The Ecological Case for Degrowth
The Ecological Case for Degrowth
Put simply, the ecological case for degrowth is that infinite economic growth is a biophysical impossibility in the context of a finite…
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Oct 13, 2019
The Social Case for Degrowth
The Social Case for Degrowth
The underlying premise of the social case for degrowth is that endless growth would not be desirable even if it were to become compatible…
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Oct 13, 2019
Limits to Growth
Limits to Growth
The third and final factor which comprises the case for degrowth is that growth might be coming to an end. From the 1970s onwards there is…
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Oct 13, 2019
Well-being Without Growth: Degrowth Policy Proposals
Well-being Without Growth: Degrowth Policy Proposals
Over the past decade there has been a wide array of research into the conditions under which social and ecological well-being can be…
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Oct 13, 2019
Holding Actions and Social Mobilisation
Holding Actions and Social Mobilisation
Pathways to Degrowth (1 of 4)
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Oct 13, 2019
Structural Change: Grassroots Practices & Institutional Reform
Structural Change: Grassroots Practices & Institutional Reform
Pathways to Degrowth (2 of 4)
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Oct 13, 2019
Shifts in Consciousness
Shifts in Consciousness
Pathways to Degrowth (3 of 4)
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Oct 13, 2019
Political Framing
Political Framing
Pathways to Degrowth (4 of 4)
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Oct 13, 2019
Degrowth: Prospects for Realisation
Degrowth: Prospects for Realisation
Future Developments
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Oct 13, 2019
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