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Growing Idea of Degrowth
Degrowth ideas sometimes go by other names, too. “Post-growth”, “Altgrowth”, “Donut Economics”, “the Wellbeing Economy”—there are a constellation of terms and intersectional approaches, which could be why this topic is so vulnerable to its language being co-opted.
good on you • Degrowth: The Future Fashion Could Choose
But this isn’t how ecology actually works. The problem with economic growth isn’t just that we might run out of resources at some point. The problem is that it progressively degrades the integrity of ecosystems. As onshore oil reserves run dry we can switch to offshore reserves, but both sources contribute to climate breakdown. We might be able to
... See moreJason Hickel • Less is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World
What is needed is much slower growth, much different kinds of growth, and in some cases no growth or negative growth.
Donella Meadows • Leverage Points: Places to Intervene in a System - The Donella Meadows Project
Comme nous l’indiquons plus loin, l’idée fixe de croissance devrait être remplacée par un complexe comportant croissances diverses, décroissances diverses, stabilisations diverses.
Edgar Morin • La Voie : Pour l'avenir de l'Humanité (Essais) (French Edition)
André Gorz est un des pionniers de la décroissance en France. Dès les années 1970, réduire la production économique lui semble une nécessité en raison de la finitude des ressources : dans un monde physique où les ressources de la production sont limitées, chercher à produire toujours plus est matériellement impossible. Toute activité de production
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