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The Prerequisites for a Degrowth Paradigm Shift: Insights from Critical Political Economy.
- Source :
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Ecological Economics . Apr2018, Vol. 146, p157-163. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- What would it take for a degrowth paradigm shift to take place? Drawing on contemporary critical political economy scholarship, this article identifies four prerequisites for socio-economic paradigm shifts: deep crisis, an alternative political project, a comprehensive coalition of social forces promoting the project in political struggles, and broad-based consent. It is argued that, on the one hand, there is much to suggest that current crises cannot be resolved under existing institutional frameworks and that degrowth is a political project that provides solutions to some of the key problems currently facing humanity. On the other hand, the prospects for a degrowth paradigm shift remain bleak: unlike political projects that became hegemonic in the past, degrowth has neither support from a comprehensive coalition of social forces nor any consent to its agenda among the broader population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09218009
- Volume :
- 146
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Ecological Economics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 127759440
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.10.021