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Welcome to Degrowth India!

08.12.2015

http://www.degrowthindiainitiative.org/We are very excited that there's now a promising degrowth-iniatiative in India.  The Degrowth-India initiative and blog aims at re-politicizing the Indian debate on the much needed socio-ecological transformation. A press-article about the kick-off of the initiative is available here. If you're interested in the further development of the debate, stay tuned in!

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