Economic Resources
Economic Growth
Articles/Essays/Op-eds
Can We Have Prosperity Without Growth? John Cassidy.
“The critique of economic growth, once a fringe position, is gaining widespread attention in the face of the climate crisis.”
Can we save the planet by shrinking the economy? Kelsey Piper.
“The ‘degrowth’ movement to fight the climate crisis offers a romantic, utopian vision. But it’s not a policy agenda.”
Growth and Consumption: Ezra Klein Interview.
Annie Galvin: Simon has a really interesting question: “What does Ezra think of Jason Hickel’s argument that degrowth is humanity’s best hope for addressing climate change?” So maybe could you just quickly gloss what degrowth is, and then give your opinion on it?
Ezra Klein; Yeah. And maybe we should do an episode on this. I have very complicated feelings about degrowth. So one is that it is tricky to talk about, as you say, because I find its advocates will continue to say that you’re defining it wrong. So let me use a definition from Hickel, which is, and I’m quoting him here, “Degrowth is a planned reduction of energy and resource throughput designed to bring the economy back into balance with the living world in a way that reduces inequality and improves human well-being.” (read more)
Videos
Paradigm Shift: An Overview of Global and Local Ecosocial Challenges, Asoka Bandarage.
A Lecture by Prof. Asoka Bandarage, The National Trust, Sri Lanka, March 25, 2021 (1:24:52).