Archives de catégorie : Degrowth

Rebeka Szabó, an MP of the Hungarian green party (« Politics can be different« ) spoke about Degrowth, Serge Latouche, the non-sense of Growth for Growth, Tim Jackson and his book « Prosperity without Growth » in the Hungarian Parliament on the 30th of May. … Continuer la lecture →

One year ago, we launched the appeal for Degrowth 2012: Our Candidate is Degrowth. More than 1000 of us signed the petition. Without any illusion, we wanted to plant some seeds for thought and debate to criticise the worst of … Continuer la lecture →

“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” Albert Einstein Even the mainstream media no longer expect anything from this kind of summit as we can see from the press headlines and particularly those … Continuer la lecture →

“The problem is not the number of people but the number of motorists” Too often, the growth objectors sweep aside the demography debate with this kind of joke. Are there too many of us on earth? Do we support world … Continuer la lecture →

Fourty years after the publication of the famous report Limit to Growth (Halte à la croissance)[1] presented at the Club of Rome, Dennis Meadows – co-author of the report – was visiting Paris at the end of May. And he … Continuer la lecture →

The magic word is back. Growth is more than ever, touted as the solution to all our problems. Evidenced by the debates around Mario Draghi’ s, the chairman of the European Central Bank (ECB) This « truth » is endorsed as a … Continuer la lecture →

In view of the fact that a still-too-large percentage of the population has decided to vote for the Far Right represented by Marine Le Pen, we must examine the underlying reasons for the failure of our societal models. Unfortunately, this … Continuer la lecture →

Relocalisation is looking for the appropriate territorial scale for the best environmental and social conditions for the production and exchange of goods and services. Relocalisation creates real links and social interactions amongst residents. Relocalisation concerns all aspects of a territory’s … Continuer la lecture →

The Greeks are being subjected to an unprecedented austerity plan by an illegitimate government under the thumb of the banks, the IFM and the EU. During Sunday night February, 12th, the Greek Parliament has ratified a package, one we could … Continuer la lecture →

Friday February 13th, France saw its AAA credit rating downgraded to AA+. This decision is felt as a tragedy by economists, politicians, and medias from all allegiances. Wouldn’t the real tragedy lie somewhere else? What does this general panic mean? … Continuer la lecture →

By the way, what is this growth, we hear so much about everyday on the waves?!Tentative explanation: growth is a quantitative/mathematical index, a make-believe, a system. In fact it is an ideology: – Growth is a mathematical/quantitative index: it represents … Continuer la lecture →

Re-politicising society, re-socialising politics What political strategy for a democratic and serene transition towards sustainable and desirable societies of Degrowth Since the early 2000s, more so in the last few years, we have witnessed the emergence of local citizens initiatives; … Continuer la lecture →

Degrowth is coming to Hungary Degrowth, a political, social, and political movement born in France in the early 2000s has become international, mainly in the French-speaking countries (Belgium, Switzerland, Quebec), and the Latin countries (Italy and Spain). Lately, the debate … Continuer la lecture →