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!
When hitch-hiking, a certain irony is common: Time and time again, the authors' of this post have been picked up by drivers who immediately instruct them that hitch-hiking used to work, but now is impossible. That these conversations were taking place at all would appear to contradict this supposed fact. This is not to say that it is always easy. Roads bar access to their sides for pedestrians ...
By Sam Bliss Growth means a process of increasing in physical size. When we think of economic growth, it is difficult to fathom what exactly grows, since 'the economy' is an invented concept that describes billions of human interactions as if they were one giant entity. But gross domestic product is a rate -- the total money value of economic activity per year -- and thus growth really means ...
Vor einiger Zeit habe ich mich bei einer Wanderung mit dem Vater einer guten Freundin unterhalten. Er kommt selbst aus armen Verhältnissen, ist in den 1950er Jahren geboren und war das älteste von drei Kindern seiner alleinerziehenden Mutter. Inzwischen ist er ein weltbekannter Professor und sieht seine drei Kinder meist zufällig, wenn er gerade mal [...]
