Post-Growth

Economic growth was long seen as the surest route to poverty eradication. That wisdom has since been dispelled. In its place, an emphasis on securing society-wide equality and wellbeing has emerged, but policymakers have yet to catch up.

Justin O’Connor views culture as part
of society’s basic infrastructure.

Florent Marcellesi sketches the contours of a new abundance.

There is much more to resilience than hard power, writes Arūnas Burinskas.

Natalie Bennett and Edouard Gaudot reconcile individual autonomy with collective care and the respect of limits.

Even in neo-peasant communities dedicated to degrowth and progressive anti-capitalist values, sexism can creep in.

​​​The case for progressive policies is often built on their potential for increased productivity. Yet maximising output is not what we need.

How do we make farming practices more ecologically sustainable? A degrowth-centred and community-driven initiative in Catalonia offers some answers.

Despite its known benefits, innovation can also compound social and environmental impacts. How can degrowth change this?

IPCC author Yamina Saheb says we should reduce energy demand to deliver wellbeing for all. Interview by María Dios.