DEGROWTH

See Positive Money's report on "The Tragedy of Growth", which looks at how economies can move beyond the traditional growth-based logic rooted in GDP. Also check out Nikita Andester's list of 7 alternative indicators to GDP.

See Mary Mellor's book Money: Myths, Truths and Alternatives which debunks longstanding myths such as money being in short supply and needing to come from somewhere and argues that money’s immense social value means that its creation and circulation should be a matter of democratic choice. She sets out a new finance system, based on green and feminist concerns, to bring radical change for social good.

Also check out Positive Money's 'resources' section and new proposals for Degrowth and Modern Monetary Theory by Olk et al. in their paper "How to pay for saving the world: Modern Monetary Theory for a degrowth transition".

Read Valentine Moghadam's piece on the history of social movements and an assessment of the world's current situation. Her article (part of a larger series of articles on the globalisation of social movements) calls us to action and outlines how a movement of movements might just be possible.

Also check out the Wellbeing Economy Alliance, a global collaboration of organisations, alliances, movements and individuals working together to transform the economic system into one that delivers human and ecological wellbeing. And the Well-being, Ecology, Gender and cOmmunity – Innovation Training Network (WEGO-ITN), the first international feminist political ecology research network of its kind.

The New Economics Foundation has been arguing for a shorter wroking week for years. Check out their website for an array of different resources on the topic, and their book Time On Our Side.

Check out this RSA video for an overview of what Basic Income is, and the Basic Income European Network (BIEN) for further resources on the history of Basic Income, frequently asked questions about Basic Income and more.

Debt can be useful. It can help us to spread out the cost of useful investments. But it is also a tool by which the rich can exploit the poor. We have seen a pattern recur throughout history to the present day. Lenders and borrowers should have shared responsibility to ensure that debts are contracted and spent fairly and responsibly. But all too often, lenders shirk their responsibilities and exploit those who need to borrow. Join the campaign or learn more about it here.

Check out John Harris' article tackling the problem of planned obsolescence which gives an overview of several initiatives seeking to transform our way of relating to the products that we buy.

Two summaries of the various degrowth proposals, one by Giorgos Kallis here and the other by Jack Herring. For an updated academic overview of policy proposals see Fitzpatrick et al. "Exploring Degrowth Policy Proposals".

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Finally, for a great in-depth look at all degrowth policy proposals, their shortcomings and how to move forwards with them, read Part III of Tim Parrique's dissertation "The Political Economy of Degrowth".