It's not windy

Degrowth: a desirable social project for all

Audio 48:30

“Degrowth”, in the Fake or not collection, by Vincent Liegey.

© Tana editions

By: Anne-Cécile Bras Follow

The concept of degrowth is frightening, but it is to misunderstand what it implies.

It's about stepping on the brakes.

The quest for infinite growth on a planet with limited resources is a myth that is now showing its limits: climate change, disappearance of biodiversity, increase in inequalities... Another social project is needed.

Vincent Liegey is an engineer, he coordinates in Budapest Cargonomia, a Center for research and experimentation on degrowth.

He has just published 

Décroissance,

 in the Fake or not collection at Tana editions. 

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(Rebroadcast September 17, 2021).

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