degrowth movement
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The degrowth movement is a social, political, and economic movement that advocates deliberately scaling down production and consumption to achieve ecological sustainability, social equity, and improved well-being beyond the pursuit of endless economic growth.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economic movement
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political movement ⓘ social movement ⓘ |
| advocates |
convivial technologies
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deliberate reduction of consumption ⓘ deliberate reduction of production ⓘ downscaling of material throughput ⓘ non-monetary forms of value ⓘ relocalization of economies ⓘ sharing of resources ⓘ shorter working hours ⓘ |
| criticizes |
GDP as a measure of progress
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consumerism ⓘ neoliberal capitalism ⓘ productivism ⓘ |
| emergedIn | early 2000s ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
care work
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community life ⓘ democratic participation ⓘ sufficiency over efficiency ⓘ time affluence ⓘ |
| hasKeyEvent |
Degrowth Summer Schools
NERFINISHED
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International Degrowth Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyPublication |
Degrowth: A Vocabulary for a New Era
NERFINISHED
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Journal of Cleaner Production special issues on degrowth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyTerm |
decommodification
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downscaling ⓘ décroissance ⓘ prosperity without growth ⓘ voluntary simplicity ⓘ |
| hasMainGoal |
ecological sustainability
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social equity ⓘ well-being beyond economic growth ⓘ |
| hasOrigin |
France
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Southern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
anti-consumerist movements
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ecological economics NERFINISHED ⓘ political ecology ⓘ post-development theory ⓘ steady-state economics ⓘ |
| opposes | pursuit of endless economic growth ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Buen Vivir
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commons-based peer production ⓘ post-growth ⓘ solidarity economy ⓘ steady-state economy ⓘ |
| seeksToReduce |
ecological footprint
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greenhouse gas emissions ⓘ resource extraction ⓘ |
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