The Case for Degrowth

1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-5095-3562-0
Verlag: Polity Press

Buch, Englisch, 140 Seiten, Format (B × H): 124 mm x 191 mm, Gewicht: 299 g

The relentless pursuit of economic growth is the defining characteristic of contemporary societies. Yet it benefits few and demands monstrous social and ecological sacrifice. Is there a viable alternative? How can we halt the endless quest to grow global production and consumption and instead secure socio-ecological conditions that support lives worth living for all?

In this compelling book, leading experts Giorgos Kallis, Susan Paulson, Giacomo D’Alisa and Federico Demaria make the case for degrowth - living well with less, by living differently, prioritizing wellbeing, equity and sustainability. Drawing on emerging initiatives and enduring traditions around the world, they advance a radical degrowth vision and outline policies to shape work and care, income and investment that avoid exploitative and unsustainable practices. Degrowth, they argue, can be achieved through transformative strategies that allow societies to slow down by design, not disaster.

Essential reading for all concerned citizens, policy-makers, and students, this book will be an important contribution to one of the thorniest and most pressing debates of our era.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kallis, Giorgos

Paulson, Susan

D'Alisa, Giacomo

Demaria, Federico

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Wirtschaftstheorie, Wirtschaftsphilosophie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Umweltökonomie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Acknowledgments

1 A Case for Degrowth

Purpose

Material and Economic Growth

Rhythms of Growth

Common Sense

Commons and Commoning

Degrowth

Historical Transformations

Notes

2 Sacrifices of Growth

The Madness of Compound Growth

Pursuit of Growth Drives Debt, Inequality, and Financial Crises

Short-Sighted Endeavors to Sustain Growth

Ecological Costs of Growth

Exploitation: Vital Ingredient for Growth

Psycho-Social Foundations of Growth

Notes

3 Making Changes on the Ground

The Common Sense of Sharing and Living Simply So That Others May Simply Live

From Personal to Common

Coevolutionary Possibilities

Commons That are Already Here

Community Economies in Coevolution

Limits and Doubts

Day by Day Transformation to Degrowth

Notes

4 Path-Breaking Reforms

A Green New Deal Without Growth

Universal Basics

Reclaiming the Commons

Reduce Working Hours

Public Finance That Greens and Equalizes

Synergies

Shared Planet, Different Realities

Notes

5 Strategies for Mobilization

Openings Amid Consequences of Growth

Challenges Amid Consequences of Growth

Alliance-Building

Mobilizing for Political Change

Exercising, Legislating, and Mobilizing Desired Worlds, Day by Day

Notes

Frequently Asked Questions

Green Growth

Growth, Poverty, and Inequality

Managing Without Growth

You convinced me. But what can I do?

Notes

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Giorgos Kallis is ICREA Professor at the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Autonomous University of Barcelona.
Susan Paulson is Professor at the Center for Latin American Studies, University of Florida.
Giacomo D’Alisa is a FCT post-doctoral fellow at the Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra.
Federico Demaria is a lecturer in ecological economics and political ecology at the University of Barcelona.