Towards a Political Economy of Degrowth - (Transforming Capitalism) by Ekaterina Chertkovskaya & Alexander Paulsson & Stefania Barca (Paperback)

About the Book

Bringing degrowth into dialogue with critical social theories, covering previously unexplored geographical contexts and discussing some of the most contested concepts in degrowth, the book hints at informed paths towards socio-ecological transformation.

Book Synopsis

Bringing degrowth into dialogue with critical social theories, covering previously unexplored geographical contexts and discussing some of the most contested concepts in degrowth, the book hints at informed paths towards socio-ecological transformation.

Review Quotes

Confirming the strengths of the degrowth movement (in face of the illusory aspirations of growth economics), while remaining sensitive to its current limitations, this collection provides a valuable addition to the literature of the most important politico-economic development of our times. The reader will here find fresh optics on the formation and differing geographical settings of a degrowth political economy, and on the conceptual shifts around work, money, welfare and state intervention it will demand and provide for.

This book is a gem. It is a must read for any political economist who wants to understand what degrowth is all about.

This vanguard volume provides motives and tools to re-purpose political economy toward sustainable well-being. Nourishing roots of political economic thought and practice (before it became dominated by growth), creative branches seeking other paths (Karl Marx, André Gorz, Marilyn Waring), and comparative cases (Brazil, Russia, ​Turkey), work together to open horizons for action from differing perspectives and positions in our uneven world.

About the Author

Ekaterina Chertkovskaya is a Researcher in Degrowth and Critical Organisation Studies based at Lund University and a member of the editorial collective of ephemera journal.

Alexander Paulsson is a Senior Lecturer at Lund University School of Economics and Management.

Stefania Barca is an environmental historian and Senior Researcher, Center for Social Studies, University of Coimbra.