The Mismeasure of Progress
From the publisher: Beginning with the rise of the growth paradigm in the 1940s and 1950s and continuing through the present day, The Mismeasure of Progress is the first book on the …
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South Asia Has a New Economic Leader. Will the World Take Note?
Bangladesh — the overcrowded, overpopulated flood-prone state that, founded in 1971, is barely older than the internet — is now one of the richest countries in South Asia. The region …
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Responsibility Beyond Growth: A Case for Responsible Stagnation
From the publisher: Critically assessing growth-based models of innovation policy, this enlightening study sparks new debate on the role and nature of responsible innovation. Drawing on insights from economics, politics, …
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Less is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World
From the publisher: The world has finally awoken to the reality of climate breakdown and ecological collapse. Now we must face up to its primary cause. Capitalism demands perpetual expansion, …
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Slowdown The End of the Great Acceleration—and Why It’s Good for the Planet, the Economy, and Our Lives
From the publisher: The end of our high-growth world was underway well before COVID-19 arrived. In this powerful and timely argument, Danny Dorling demonstrates the benefits of a larger, ongoing …
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The point of no return
The disintegration of growth is irreversible. Roxana Bobulescu explains. I was born in Romania in 1972 when the country was a socialist republic. It was the year of the Meadows …
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Coronavirus may trigger debt emergency across Africa, new study finds
Many African countries could default on debt payments due to increasing repayment costs, precipitated by weak currencies, a ripple effect of the pandemic. But it may also spark digitalization across …
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Degrowth in Movement(s)
From the publisher: Degrowth is an emerging social movement that overlaps with proposals for systemic change such as anti-globalization and climate justice, commons and transition towns, basic income and Buen …
Degrowth in Movement(s) Read More1,000+ Experts From Around the World Call for ‘Degrowth’ After COVID-19 Pandemic
A group of over 1,000 experts and organisations have written an open letter questioning the world’s strategy, and suggesting a transformative change as we move beyond the COVID-19 pandemic that …
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Coronavirus has temporarily reduced China’s CO2 emissions by a quarter
As China battles one of the most serious virus epidemics of the century, the impacts on the country’s energy demand and emissions are only beginning to be felt. Electricity demand …
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