Sustainable Planet

Why Degrowth isn’t Communism

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Economists and governments have long equated ‘development’ with ‘economic development’, ignoring the implications of pure economic pursuit. Now facing climate change and planetary resource exhaustion, Jorden and Kimberly consider how Steady State and Degrowth advocates strive to put ‘sustainable’ into ‘development’.

Key Topics Jorden and Kimberly discuss include:

  • Why Jorden hates Degrowth
  • Why Kimberly hates the GDP measure
  • How Steady State and Degrowth differ
  • Why Degrowth isn’t communism, but a Japanese philosopher pushing to combine the two
  • What kind of growth the GN and GS countries need
  • Just how many varieties of Cheez-Its and Oreos we need
  • What has come to define ‘the good life’ and why we should rethink it

    • Recommended Resources

    • Steady State’s organization page and more about Steady State
    • The origins of Decroissance and more about Degrowth
    • The World Economic Forum on Degrowth
    • Kohei Saito’s ‘Degrowth Communism’
    • Kimberly’s Substack newsletter post
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