1st Edition

Post-growth Economics and Society Exploring the Paths of a Social and Ecological Transition

112 Pages
by Routledge

122 Pages
by Routledge

122 Pages
by Routledge

We stand on the threshold of a "post-growth" world – one in which the relentless pursuit of economic growth has ceased to constitute a credible societal project. The symptoms that mark the end of an era are clear and incontrovertible: a return to the regularities of the past is illusory. The pursuit of economic growth no longer constitutes a credible societal project for ecological, social, and... Read more

1. The Economy in a Post-Growth era: Defining a Project, Outlining the Reflection Isabelle Cassiers and Kevin Maréchal

2. Work and Employment in a Post-Growth Era Dominique Méda

3. New Paths towards the Decommodification of the Economy Bernard Perret

4. Social Economy and Polycentric Transitions Thomas Bauwens and Sybille Mertens

5. The Stakes of Circular Economy: A Systemic Analysis of the Management of Organic Matter in Brussels Stephan Kampelmann

6. Ecological Economics: Thinking of the Post-­‐Growth Era and its New Sustainability Indicators Géraldine Thiry

7. The Cage and the Labyrinth: Escaping the Religion of Growth Olivier De Schutter

Biography

Isabelle Cassiers is Professor at the University of Louvain, Belgium, Senior Researcher at the Belgian Fund for Scientific Research and member of the Royal Academy of Belgium.

Kevin Maréchal is Associate Professor at Gembloux Agro Bio Tech/University of Liège, invited lecturer at the University of Louvain snd Senior Researcher at CESSE-ULD, Belgium. 

Dominique Méda is a Professor at Paris-Dauphine University, Director of the Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Sciences (IRISSO) and Head of the Chair "Ecological Conversion, Work, Employment, Social Policies" at the College of Global Studies, France.