The mad schemes degrowthers advocate are a fantasy that distracts us from real efforts to save the planet
#economics #growth #slowlife #en
Economic growth is closely linked to increases in production, consumption and resource use and has detrimental effects on the natural environment and human health. It is unlikely that a long-lasting, absolute decoupling of economic growth from environmental pressures and impacts can be achieved at the global scale; therefore, societies need to rethink what is meant by growth and progress and their meaning for global sustainability.
Dans son livre Les hommes lents (Flammarion, 2020), l’historien Laurent Vidal montre comment l’impératif de vitesse s’est imposé dans nos sociétés et a donné naissance à une forme de discrimination sociale « rythmique », disqualifiant les hommes lents et les renvoyant au statut de parias.
#lifestyle #slowlife #fr
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