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Degrowth
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Under capital’s growth imperative, there is no horizon – no future point at which economists and politicians say we will have enough money or enough stuff. There is no end, in the double sense of the term: no maturity and no purpose. The unquestioned assumption is that growth can and should carry on for ever, for its own sake. It is astonishing, when you think about it, that the dominant belief in economics holds that no matter how rich a country has become, their GDP should keep rising, year af
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― Less Is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World
― Less Is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World
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If the rich have more money than they can spend, which is virtually always the case, then they invest their excess in expansionary industries that are quite often ecologically destructive.
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― Less Is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World
― Less Is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World
A book club for anyone who wants to learn about degrowth. Join us for coffee, tea, and a discuss…more
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Degrowth is a movement that pushes for the downscaling of over-industrialized economies for the …more
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