Täglich berichten die Medien über neue Vorwürfe gegen VW. Seit sich die Krise um manipulierte Software zur Abgasmessung ausweitet, geht auch die Angst um, dass sie den Konzern, die deutsche Autoindustrie und somit die gesamte deutsche Wirtschaft in den Abgrund zieht. Das ist kein Wunder angesichts der weit verbreiteten Annahme – auch durch Angela Merkel – dass ungefähr jeder siebte Job in Deutschland direkt oder indirekt von der Autoindustrie abhängt.
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Eine deutsche Version des Textes findet sich hier. When it comes to technological development, I often hear the words: What can be done will be done – sooner or later. Many people think that technological development follows a path directed by quasi-natural laws that head into one and only one direction – called “progress” – which is: to use more technology, more complex technology, more exp...
The fifth international Degrowth Conference is over, the call to host the sixth has been opened. A lot could be said about the conference, yet I do not intend to give a comprehensive overview, nor examine how it stands in relation with the former conferences. Instead, I want to share five aspects of the conference, which I found particularly insightful. 1. A Degrowth Conference in Hungary? ...
As much as building walls cannot be the answer to the horrible situation of refugees seeking asylum in Europe, it cannot be the means of choice for protecting national economies either. In the face of a resurgence of sovereigntist and nationalist rhetoric from both the Right and the Left, the French Degrowth Project makes the case for open relocalization as a basis for a new international: By...