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By: Asiye Öztürk, Meinhard Miegel, Ulrich Brand, K.-H. Paqué · B. Jochimsen · M. O. Bettzüge · U. Schneidewind, Christian Kroll, Till van Treeck, Johannes Hoffmann, Gerhard Scherhorn, Nicole Rippin, Claus J. Tully, Christian Neuhäuser

bpb: Vor 40 Jahren veröffentlichte der Club of Rome den Bericht "Grenzen des Wachstums". Der Befund war alarmierend: Die herrschenden Produktions- und Lebensweisen industrialisier­ter Gesellschaften seien langfristig nicht tragbar. Auch die deutsche Politik beschäftigt sich intensiv mit den ökologischen Konsequenzen unseres Wirtschafts- und Wohlstandsmodells. So soll die Enquete-Kommission "Woh...

By: Derek Rasmussen

From the text: I was listening to CBC, the national Canadian radio service, several years ago when the interviewer, Michael Enright, began chatting with a fellow named Alouitious from Newfoundland. Alouitious had a farm which was within the city limits of the capital, St John’s; so the first question that Enright asked him was, “How does it feel to be living such an old-fashioned way of life in...

By: Ernest Garcia

Introduction: A dialogue on the concepts of degrowth and living well [“buen vivir”, “vivir bien”] seems necessary and could be very informative. Such a dialogue should explore what both concepts have in common (particularly their critique of development: skepticism regarding its promises and its presumed universalism), as well as the specific and most important characteristics of each (referenc...

By: Chiung Ting CHANG

growth model, human capital, low income country, social capital

By: Hartmut Rosa

The publisher: La vie moderne est une constante accélération. Jamais auparavant les moyens permettant de gagner du temps n’avaient atteint pareil niveau de développement, grâce aux technologies de production et de communication ; pourtant, jamais l’impression de manquer de temps n’a été si répandue. Dans toutes les sociétés occidentales, les individus souffrent toujours plus du manque de temps ...

By: Barbara Muraca

Abstract: A critical scrutiny is presented of the ethical assumptions of growth and degrowth theories with respect to distributive justice and the normative conditions for a ‘good human life’. An argument is made in favor of Sen's and Nussbaum's ‘capabilities approach’ as the most suitable theoretical framework for addressing these questions. Since industrialization economic growth has played a...

By: P.M.

Roman in dem das Gute Leben thematisiert wird.

By: Barbara Muraca, Klaus Dörre

Vortrag von Barbara Muraca und Klaus Dörre bei der Veranstaltung "Wohlstand ohne Wachstum?" des DGB 2011 in Berlin mit dem Titel "Bedingungen einer Postwachstumsgesellschaft". Beschreibung: Baraba Muraca setzt sich in ihrem Vortrag mit der Frage des „guten Lebens" in Postwachstumsgesellschaften auseinander. Ausganspunkt ihrer Überlegungen ist die Feststellung, dass Wachstum zunehmend eher a...

By: Michael Frein, Johannes Küstner, Julia Rode, Julia Steffen, Hans Diefenbacher, Mathis Wackernagel, Martin Gück, Joachim H. Spangenberg, Nafisa Goga D ́Souza, Farida Akhter, Etienne Bazié, Agnes Abuom, Karin Bassler, Richard Brand, Ruth Gütter, Konrad Raiser, Irmi Seidl, Angelika Zahrnt, Alberto Acosta, Reinhard Loske, Niko Paech

Von der Wachstumsgesellschaft und der Frage nach ihrer Überwindung Inhalt Vorwort: Wachstum. Ein Begriff hat Konjunktur Einleitung: Ausgewachsen? Von den Grenzen der Wachstumsgesellschaft - Michael Frein Kernthemen - Hat das Bruttoinlandsprodukt ausgedient? - Hans Diefenbacher - Die „peak everything“-Wirtschaft vorbereiten - Mathis Wackernagel - Die „Dritte Industrielle Revoluti...

By: Thomas Fatheuer

HBS: Klimawandel, Finanz- und Armutskrisen und die nukleare Katastrophe in Japan drängen zur Suche nach Alternativen zum derzeitigen Produktions- und Konsummodell. In allen Debatten um zukunftsfähige Entwicklungen blitzen die Ideale einer solidarischeren Welt auf und der Wunsch nach Glück und einem guten Leben. Diskussionen darüber gibt es längst auch in Entwicklungs- und Schwellenländern. Eine...

By: Joseph Morrill Kirby

Schopenhauer; Kant; Hegel; Ecology; Economics; Philosophy

By: Werner Rätz, Matthias Schmelzer, Barbara Muraca, Tanja von Egan-Krieger, Alexis Passadakis, Andrea Vetter (Hrsg.)

Ökologische Gerechtigkeit. Soziale Rechte. Gutes Leben. Reader zum Kongress "Jenseits des Wachstums!?"

By: Peter Victor

Short-interview with Peter Victor from the Second International Conference on Economic Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity in Barcelona.

By: Barbara Muraca

Presentation of an oral Session by Barbara Muraca at the Second International Conference on Economic Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity in Barcelona with the title "Growth, Degrowth, and Justice - A scrutiny of ethical and anthropological assumptions in growth and degrowth". Growth, Degrowth, and Justice from Goteo / Platoniq

By: Francesca Chianese, Jampel Dell’Angelo

Poster and Transcription of an poster session by Francesca Chianese and Jampel Dell’Angelo at the Second International Conference on Economic Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity in Barcelona with the title "Qamiri: What lessons can be learnt from indigenous peoples?".

By: Christer Sanne

Transcription of an oral session by Christer Sanne at the Second International Conference on Economic Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity in Barcelona on the topic "Growth is unsustainable. Long live degrowth?".

By: Roefie Hueting

Transcription of an oral session by Roefie Hueting at the Second International Conference on Economic Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity in Barcelona on the topic "Growth is unsustainable. Long live degrowth?". Abstract: Economic growth is generally defined as increase of national income (NI) (or GDP) as a measure of production. However, according to the subject matter...

By: Barbara Muraca

Transcription of an oral session by Barbara Muraca at the Second International Conference on Economic Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity in Barcelona on the topic "Degrowth, Capitalist Institutions and Democracy". Abstract: The aim of the paper is a critical scrutiny of the ethical assumptions laid down by advocates of growth and degrowth with respect to distributive ju...

By: Juliet Schor

In Plenitude: The New Economics of True Wealth, economist and bestselling author Juliet B. Schor offers a groundbreaking intellectual statement about the economics and sociology of ecological decline, suggesting a radical change in how we think about consumer goods, value, and ways to live. Humans are degrading the planet far faster than they are regenerating it. As we travel along this shut...

By: Hartmut Rosa

The publisher: »What is a good life – and why aren’t we living it?« »This book is a short essay on modern life. It strives to ask the ›right‹ sorts of questions that would allow social philosophy and sociology to speak to the everyday reality of people living in late-modern societies.« The rapid acceleration of social life is one of the salient characteristics of the present, but it is freq...