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12.10.2012
Tim Jackson: Challenging the ‘Group Think’ of Mainstream EconomistsPost-Growth

Tim Jackson’s ‘Prosperity Without Growth’ has been credited with reviving the debate over the merits of economic growth. This review describes it as a book that challenges orthodox economic thinking and which presents a path to a sustainable future.

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11.10.2012
The Ambition Must Be Green – Reflections on the Dutch ElectionPolitics

Voters dealt the Dutch GroenLinks party a painful blow. The solution is clear: the party must get its act together and pursue an unambiguously Green identity.

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09.10.2012
To Grow or Not to Grow?Post-Growth

The growth-degrowth debate is a non-issue that hampers a fundamental discussion on the reasons underlying the wish for (or against) economic growth.

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03.10.2012
The Economy in the Aftermath of GrowthPost-Growth

The ongoing climate, resource and financial crises underscore the failure of a prosperity model based on growth and dependency on consumption.

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26.09.2012
Pushing the Limits to Growth – with Nature as Our ExamplePost-Growth

The debate of growth versus degrowth misses a crucial point: while there are limits to further growth, we can find ways to move these limits.

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26.09.2012
How Green Is the State of the Union?Finance and Economy

GEF Co-President Pierre Jonckheer responds to European Commission President Barroso’s ‘State of the Union’ speech in 2012.

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20.09.2012
Europe on the Way to a Political Union?Politics

A political union, with a “Eurobond Parliament”, might offer a solution to the Eurozone crisis.

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14.09.2012
European Dis-Union: Lessons of the Soviet CollapseFuture of EU

Europe’s crisis is being felt at multiple levels, from the future of the Eurozone and divisions between Member States to the rise of populist forces.

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06.09.2012
Decision-Making and Planetary SurvivalPolitics

Today, democracy is too often based on short-term interests. Policies are therefore designed for that purpose – pre-election budgets for example – and the long term interests of the planet are given less priority.

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29.08.2012
Greens in Government: an Alternative for Europe?Politics

The French Greens (Europe Écologie Les Verts) are at a crucial point in their history.

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