Wealthy countries can create prosperity while using less materials and energy if they abandon economic growth as an objective.
Austerity
Suresh Naidu, Dani Rodrik, Gabriel Zucman: Economics After Neoliberalism
This is an interesting new development and well worth following. Contemporary economics is finally breaking free from its market fetishism, offering plenty of tools we can use to make society more inclusive. Read here
EU politics
The Local fr: France’s ‘yellow vests’ rail at police violence
France’s “yellow vest” movement demonstrated against alleged police violence in rallies across the country Saturday, as nearly 60 lawyers denounced the treatment of protesters in the courts. Read here
Climate Crisis
Politics Theory Other – Jason Hickel on how degrowth will save the world (part two)
Jason Hickel returns to PTO for the second part of a two part interview on his book, Less is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World. We talked about the concept of ‘green growth’, and […]
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