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By: Samuel Alexander

From the text: . . . Others have shown why limitless growth is a recipe for disaster. I’ve argued that living in a degrowth economy would actually increase well-being, both socially and environmentally. But what would it take to get there? In a new paper published by the Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, I look at government policies that could facilitate a planned transition beyond gro...

By: Fabian Scheidler, Christian Felber

Veranstaltung mit Christian Felber und Fabian Scheidler Wie können wir die Wirtschaft aus der Profitlogik befreien und dem Gemeinwohl verpflichten? Welche Rolle spielen dabei Staat, Eigentum und das Geldsystem? In der gemeinsamen Diskussion entwerfen Christian Felber, Mitbegründer der "Gemeinwohl-Ökonomie", und Fabian Scheidler, Autor des Buches "Das Ende der Megamaschine. Geschichte ein...

By: Harald Welzer

Teaser des Artikels: Die grünen Revolutionäre der siebziger Jahre träumten von einer besseren, umweltbewussten Gesellschaft. Heute betreiben wir Naturschutz mit den Mitteln des Kapitalismus. Das kann nicht gutgehen.

By: Maria Joutsenvirta

Degrowth; Institutionalization; Practice theory; Power; Economic alternatives

By: Ben Schiller

From the text: . . . Utrecht has applied to the Dutch central government to conduct a welfare experiment called "See What Works." This will compare the effect of four types of basic income plus a control. The first will give people about $980, ask nothing in return, and allow as much work as people want (a pure version of basic income). The second will require people to volunteer—say, to do sho...

By: Schattenblick

Bericht von der Degrowth Konferenz 2014 in Leipzig zur Veranstaltung "Was hat die Wachstums-Enquetekommission des Bundestages gebracht und wie weiter damit?" mit Hermann Ott, Sabine Leidig, Matthias Zimmer und Angelika Zahrnt. Der Bericht besteht aus 3 Teilen: Teil 1, Teil 2, Teil 3 Aus dem Bericht:. . . Bedeutet Kapitalismuskritik à la Degrowth, an den Staat zu appellieren und auf seine poli...

By: Kristofer Dittmer

100 percent reserve banking; Full-reserve banking; Chicago plan; Monetary reform; Steady-state economy; Growth imperative

By: Helena Norberg-Hodge, Barbara Muraca, Bertr, Stern, Jeremias Herberg

Panel discussion at the 4th International Degrowth Conference for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity in Leipzig in 2014. Speakers: Helena Norberg-Hodge, Bertrand Stern, Barbara Muraca Facilitation: Jeremias Herberg From the conference programme: On this panel people from different backgrounds discuss new concepts for education. The debate builds on the critique of the current e...

By: Kerstin Hoette

This media entry is a stirring paper of the Group Assembly Process (GAP) at the Degrowth Conference in Leipzig in 2014. This paper belongs the group Social Security.

By: Degrowth Conference Leipzig 2014

Results from the GAP (Group Assembly Process) Group Social Security at the Degrowth Conference in Leipzig 2014 Proposals for the Transformation > System for the process of transformation. > Avoiding future path dependencies (e.g. with regard to time banks → establishment of a bargaining, care not done by humanity, but by reward-seeking). Vision > Access to Care should be uncon...

By: Olli Tammilehto

This media entry is a stirring paper of the Group Assembly Process (GAP) at the Degrowth Conference in Leipzig in 2014. This paper belongs the group Reproduction and Work.

By: Angelika Zahrnt, Uwe Scheidewind

This media entry is a stirring paper of the Group Assembly Process (GAP) at the Degrowth Conference in Leipzig in 2014. This paper belongs the group Politics of Sufficiency.

By: Degrowth Conference Leipzig 2014

Results from the GAP (Group Assembly Process) Group Learning for degrowth at the Degrowth Conference in Leipzig 2014 Contents – What to learn for Degrowth? > Learning should be more focused on skills an competences and less on theoretical knowledge. > Important skills to be strengthened in education are: critical thinking, creativity, self-consciousness, (non-violent) communication, ...

By: Barbara Muraca

This media entry is a stirring paper of the Group Assembly Process (GAP) at the Degrowth Conference in Leipzig in 2014. This paper belongs the group Democracy.

By: Degrowth Conference Leipzig 2014

Results from the GAP (Group Assembly Process) Group Democracy at the Degrowth Conference in Leipzig 2014 Proposals for the Transformation The necessary shifts will only be democratic but it needs to be an alternative to the representative democratic system we experience today. > More time. > More inclusive. > Enable autonomous societies. > Look for windows of opportunity. ...

By: Claudia Gómez Portugal

Abstract: The great challenge of our time is to build and nurture sustainable communities, the environmental, social and existential crisis, among others, increasingly evident the unsustainable of the development model. Address this systemic crisis involves recognizing the need to create new structures and forms of organization. Its necessary a new education to generate a genuine change, mainly...

By: Gilles Renout

Abstract: The key ideas of "ActivCampus" are the following: a) It picks up two sorts of CRISIS many members of the University are suffering from: First, a leak of "sense" in what, why and how they are doing their work and how the University is organizing the cooperation between individuals and groups. Secondly, corporeal diseases and imbalances due to working structures that are not healthy for...

By: Maurizio Ruzzene

Abstract: The current financial crises involve economic growth and its monetary institutions from many points of view, requiring widespread institutional changes. This paper will mainly focus on the structural problems that arise when financing Public Economies and Care Activities (PE&CA) in the tertiary age, of post growth or Actual de-growth. For many reasons PE&CA cannot systematical...

By: Leslie Safran

Abstract: Many families turn to home education neighbourhood groups for support, resources and guidance. This paper will briefly outline the context of home education in the UK and US, describe three different types of home education neighbourhood group as communities of practice (Wenger, 1998), and examine how the members of these communities learn through participation in such groups. It will...

By: Ricardo Orzi

Abstract: The present work tries to recognize the importance of social-complementary currency systems for the sustainability of a social and ecological economy. The official currency and the current monetary systems promote an approach of perpetual growth, the predominance of the relation of competition in opposition to cooperation, and a mechanistic paradigm of society like a sum of individual...