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Report • 2014

Mehr oder weniger? Wachstums- und Entwicklungsdebatten in Asien

Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung: . . . Fast überall in Asien sind noch erhebliche Investitionen in Infrastruktur, Bildung und Sozialsysteme notwendig, um die Situation der Menschen zu verbessern oder ihnen gar einen Wohlstand zu ermöglichen, wie ihn die westlichen Gesellschaften vorleben. Wie sollen diese Mittel erwirtschaftet werden, und was bedeutet dies für die globale Entwicklung? Werden die...

Misc • 2014

Welzer wundert sich

By: Harald Welzer

In dieser Kolumne in der Deutschen Ausgabe des National Geographic Magazins wundert sich Harald Welzer über allerlei Normalitäten unserer Zeit. Darunter: Kreuzfahrten, Innovation, Turbokapitalisten, mangelnde Wertschätzung, Smartphones, Fremdenversorgung, Aufrüstung und Gipfeltreffen. Zitat aus "Abkoppelung von da draußen": . . . Wenn wir mal unsere soziale Umwelt im haeckelschen Sinn...

Misc • 2014

Think Like a Commoner

By: David Bollier

From the book's webpage: The biggest “tragedy of the commons” is the misconception that commons are failures — relics from another era rendered unnecessary by the Market and State. Think Like a Commoner dispels such prejudices by explaining the rich history and promising future of the commons — an ageless paradigm of cooperation and fairness that is re-making our world. With graceful prose and...

Position paper • 2014

GAP working group 2014 - Agriculture and Food

By: Degrowth Conference Leipzig 2014

Results from the GAP Group "Agriculture and Food" at the Degrowth Conference in Leipzig 2014

Scientific paper • 2014

Green Agrowth as a Third Option: Removing the GDP-Growth Constraint on Human Progress

By: Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh

climate change, degrowth, GDP paradox, green growth, growth debate, macro indicators

Scientific paper • 2014

Ecological Econophysics for Degrowth

By: Salvador Pueyo

complex systems; theoretical ecology; edge of chaos; self-organized criticality; chaordic; peak oil; climate change; recessions; equality; degrowth

Scientific paper • 2014

Is eco-village/urban village the future of a degrowth society? An urban planner's perspective

By: Jin Xue

Degrowth; Relocalization; Eco-village/urban village; Urban planning; Multi-scalar strategies

Position paper • 2014

Thoughts on agricultural transformation

By: Peter Clausing

This media entry is a stirring paper of the Group Assembly Process (GAP) at the Degrowth Conference in Leipzig in 2014. This paper belongs the group Agriculture and Food.

Position paper • 2014

Food and Seed Sovereignty as conditions for degrowing our food system

By: Lanka Horstink

This media entry is a stirring paper of the Group Assembly Process (GAP) at the Degrowth Conference in Leipzig in 2014. This paper belongs the group Agriculture and Food.

Position paper • 2014

Food for the future

By: Christiane Pohl

This media entry is a stirring paper of the Group Assembly Process (GAP) at the Degrowth Conference in Leipzig in 2014. This paper belongs the group Agriculture and Food.

Position paper • 2014

GAP working group 2014 - Basic income

By: Degrowth Conference Leipzig 2014

Results from the GAP (Group Assembly Process) Group Basic income at the Degrowth Conference in Leipzig 2014 > Universal Basic Income (UBI) would improve social justice and decrease inequalities which is a precondition for degrowth. > UBI would provide free space for discussing and testing meaningful lifestyles and production, and re-appropriating autonomy and democracy. > UBI would...

Position paper • 2014

Degrowth and Unconditional Basic Income

By: Ronald Blaschke, Stefan Füsers

This media entry is a stirring paper of the Group Assembly Process (GAP) at the Degrowth Conference in Leipzig in 2014. This paper belongs the group Basic income.

Position paper • 2014

Unconditional basic income, human rights-based equality and economic degrowth

By: Werner Rätz, Dagmar Paternoga

This media entry is a stirring paper of the Group Assembly Process (GAP) at the Degrowth Conference in Leipzig in 2014. This paper belongs the group Basic income.

Position paper • 2014

Basic Income and a Degrowth Project?

By: Vincent Liegey

This media entry is a stirring paper of the Group Assembly Process (GAP) at the Degrowth Conference in Leipzig in 2014. This paper belongs the group Basic income.

Position paper • 2014

GAP working group 2014 - Childhood

By: Degrowth Conference Leipzig 2014

Results from the GAP (Group Assembly Process) Group Childhood at the Degrowth Conference in Leipzig 2014 Ideas for Action – in communities > Participate in creating a library of resources: videos, books, articles, contacts, speakers, knowledge on degrowth for under-18s > When organizing events: always invite under-18s, always organize day-care/babysitting, think of other forms of...

Position paper • 2014

Children and Degrowth

By: Silvia Hable, Christiane Richard-Elstner

This media entry is a stirring paper of the Group Assembly Process (GAP) at the Degrowth Conference in Leipzig in 2014. This paper belongs the group Childhood.

Position paper • 2014

GAP working group 2014 - Climate and Energy

By: Degrowth Conference Leipzig 2014

Results from the GAP (Group Assembly Process) Group Climate and Energy at the Degrowth Conference in Leipzig 2014 Proposals for the Transformation > Energy consulting would lead to efficiency gains (free of charge or financed solidarily) > Efficiency contracting by cooperations Vision > Regional democratic decision on production/distribution > Free basic energy according to...

Position paper • 2014

Pop the Carbon Bubble! Tactics for degrowing the economy and mitigating the climate crisis

By: Kevin Buckland

This media entry is a stirring paper of the Group Assembly Process (GAP) at the Degrowth Conference in Leipzig in 2014. This paper belongs the group Climate and Energy.

Position paper • 2014

Shutting down the climate culprits – How can we phase out polluting industries?

By: Attac working groups EKU&JdW

This media entry is a stirring paper of the Group Assembly Process (GAP) at the Degrowth Conference in Leipzig in 2014. This paper belongs the group Climate and Energy.

Position paper • 2014

GAP working group 2014 - Commons and Peer Economy

By: Degrowth Conference Leipzig 2014, Degrowth Conference Leipzig 2014

Results from the GAP (Group Assembly Process) Group Commons and Peer Economy at the Degrowth Conference in Leipzig 2014 Commons and Degrowth > Commons are essential for degrowth. They represent an existing alternative to state & market. > Capitalism exploits the commons and depends upon them (p.e. unpaid women's work, enclosed nature). > Commonisation (= reclaiming the Commons) is...