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Informationen zum Autor Vincent Liegey is an engineer, interdisciplinary researcher, spokesperson for the French degrowth movement and co-author of Un Projet de Décroissance (Editions Utopia, 2013). He is also the coordinator of Cargonomia - a centre for research and experimentation on degrowth, a social cooperative for sustainable logistical solutions and local food distribution using cargo-bikes in Budapest. Klappentext A sense of urgency pervades global environmentalism, and the degrowth movement is bursting into the mainstream. As climate catastrophe looms closer, people are eager to learn what degrowth is about, and whether we can save the planet by changing how we live. This book is an introduction to the movement. As politicians and corporations obsess over growth objectives, the degrowth movement demands that we must slow down the economy by transforming our economies, our politics and our cultures to live within the Earth's limits. This book navigates the practice and strategies of the movement, looking at its strengths and weaknesses. Covering horizontal democracy, local economies and the reduction of work, it shows us why degrowth is a compelling and realistic project. Zusammenfassung An introduction to the degrowth movement worldwide Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures and Boxes List of Abbreviations and Symbols Glossary Series Preface Foreword by Jason Hickel Preface Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: Exploring 'Degrowth' 2. Decolonising Our Growth Imaginaries 3. Degrowth in Practice 4. Political Strategies for Degrowth 5. The Degrowth Project: A Work in Progress Postface: 'Now Is the Time of Monsters' Appendix 1: A Platform for Degrowth Appendix 2: The Content of the Unconditional Autonomy Allowance Appendix 3: Implementing the Unconditional Autonomy Allowance: Transitionary Steps Notes Selected Further Reading and Links Index ...