Degrowth and Social Equality
How is economic growth entwined with the social, environmental and financial turmoil of the past few decades? How can we
Read moreHow is economic growth entwined with the social, environmental and financial turmoil of the past few decades? How can we
Read moreThrough a degrowth-course at the University of Amsterdam and meetings with like-minded people, the Dutch degrowth-platform Ontgroei was established. Co-founder
Read morePerpetual economic growth is incompatible with a finite planet. To some extent, innovation can reduce throughput, thus ‘decoupling’ economic growth from environmental
Read moreIn a thought-provoking piece in CASSE’s Steady State Herald, Brian Czech worries that many degrowthers seem agnostic about GDP degrowth.
Read moreThe COVID-19 pandemic urges to develop a new economy – one that can do without incessant growth, one that generates
Read moreCOVID-19 has infected both our bodies and economies. On March 12, Mark Rutte compared the Dutch economy to ‘a patient’
Read moreIrene Hadjidakis · Show 1 Rebel Radio Returning to work after a relaxing holiday, you make a resolution not to
Read moreIn the early 17th century, the bubonic plague is said to have played a crucial role in popping the tulip bubble in
Read moreCapitalism typically goes through cycles of expansion to contraction. We commonly refer to these as ‘business cycles’ or ‘economic cycles’.
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