Degrowth—What's in a Name?
Assessing Degrowth's Political Implications
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.14452/MR-075-03-2023-07_12Keywords:
Capitalism, Marxist Ecology, Economic Theory, Ecology, Political Economy, InequalityAbstract
"Degrowth" may often be associated with the left, but can also have conservative—even ecofascist—implications. What do proponents and critics mean by "degrowth"? How do these differences play out ideologically? Ying Chen writes that, for radicals, the answer is to place the economic system at the center of the degrowth narrative, thus naming the system that must be replaced with a more just and equitable socialist society.Downloads
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2023-07-01
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