Can ‘degrowth’ solve our ecological, social & economic problems?
Economist Tim Parrique speaks with co-host Rachel Donald on this episode of the Mongabay Newscast about the economic model known as “degrowth.”
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Artisans Cooperative: An Etsy alternative, owned and run by artists and makers
That platform, Artisans Cooperative, just launched its marketplace in October 2023, ahead of the holiday season. It is a place where artists and makers can list and sell their goods, and collectively run a business. It is a place where customers can browse and find actually-unique items that they can trust are made with care and skill.
Restanza and the cultural commons
Central to the idea of the Restanza, as proposed by the Italian anthropologist, Vito Teti, is that places sometimes characterised as “left behind,” inferior to the metropolitan hubs of the modern world, can be brought back to vitality, that being left behind can be reimagined as the positive act of purposively staying behind.
A response to Hannah Ritchie: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Economic Growth
Perhaps the title of this piece is a bit too provocative. Even if Hannah Richie falls within the usual eco-modernist discourse, she is not obsessed with economic growth. This builds a good basis for agreement.
Repair the Rift: A Review of “Slow Down”
In a world where capitalism and green growth are often touted as the only options, Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto is a glimmer of hope shining through otherwise dark times.
Cooperative Ways to Weather the Silver Tsunami
Some 24 million United States workers could be affected by the coming “silver tsunami,” which refers to business owners of the baby boomer generation retiring without a succession plan for their businesses.
The Irony of Cuba: How Old, Polluting American Cars In Havana Point The Way Toward Degrowth
The Cuban version of degrowth is not affixed to the looming climate catastrophe, but rather, more fundamentally, focused on the fine details of triumphing in a world of chronic deprivation. In Cuba, the US embargo is the mother of invention.
Sacrifice and the Growth Society: Perspectives on Degrowth and Environmental Justice
In the global North, degrowth should not be posed as a movement that calls for unjust sacrifice but as an instrumental tool in helping to end it.
Planning for degrowth
So at one level, the choice we have is whether we manage growth down gently, and improve wellbeing outcomes at the same time, or just have it come crashing down around us.
Busy doing the wrong things
But: I suspect that the only way for the Post Office to regain trust is to do this: to become a mutual, with proper public objectives about serving our communities. To be a proper Guardian, in other words.
Friction is growing
We’re reaching the point where the climate crisis slows the machine.
Community Economies: Reframing Wealth Building
“How can we change the system?” There are different ways one can answer this question. One way that, at least to me, is increasingly becoming the silver bullet for large-scale transformation is Community-Based Wealth Building.
