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"The crisis triggered by Coronavirus has already exposed many weaknesses of our growth-obsessed capitalist economy – insecurity, healthcare systems crippled by years of austerity and undervaluation of the most essential professions." #Degrowth #NewRoots
📃opendemocracy.net/en/oureconomy/…
📃opendemocracy.net/en/oureconomy/…
"This system, rooted in exploitation of people and nature, which is severely prone to crises, was nevertheless considered normal. Although the world economy produces more than ever before, it fails to take care of humans and the planet."
"For decades, the dominant strategies against these ills were to leave economic distribution largely to market forces and to lessen ecological degradation through decoupling and green growth. This has not worked."
Our new book 🚀🐌✊🏾 #Degrowth in Movement(s): Exploring pathways for transformtion
A dictionary of social movements and alternatives for a future beyond economic growth, capitalism, and domination. 📘Published @Zer0Books & with CC licence. Whats it about, whos in it? 👉🏽THREAD 1/
A dictionary of social movements and alternatives for a future beyond economic growth, capitalism, and domination. 📘Published @Zer0Books & with CC licence. Whats it about, whos in it? 👉🏽THREAD 1/
There have been many books on the concepts of alternative economies, on the #GreenNewDeal, a #wellbeing economy, #postcapitalism or #degrowth. But what about the practices?
How can the transformation of society be conceptualized? And how can we built alliances for this? 2/
How can the transformation of society be conceptualized? And how can we built alliances for this? 2/
Degrowth is not just a new term for an ongoing discussion on alternatives or a thriving academic research paradigm.
Its also an emerging social movement that overlaps considerably with other social movements – from #BasicIncome to #commons #unions #cooperatives #Feminism /3
Its also an emerging social movement that overlaps considerably with other social movements – from #BasicIncome to #commons #unions #cooperatives #Feminism /3
🌳 #NewRoots for the economy: #Degrowth 🐌
That's huge! In an open letter published today, over 1,100 scientists, experts, artists, activists from 60 countries call for a shift away from our obsession with economic growth in the wake of the #CoronaCrisis.
opendemocracy.net/en/oureconomy/…
That's huge! In an open letter published today, over 1,100 scientists, experts, artists, activists from 60 countries call for a shift away from our obsession with economic growth in the wake of the #CoronaCrisis.
opendemocracy.net/en/oureconomy/…
The letter was published in five countries and four languages so far, more to come.
Besides on @openDemocracy it was published by @Mediapart (France) ... blogs.mediapart.fr/projet-de-decr…
Besides on @openDemocracy it was published by @Mediapart (France) ... blogs.mediapart.fr/projet-de-decr…
