Archives de catégorie : A Degrowth Project

For a democratic and serene transition towards sustainable and desirable societies ‘Without a minimum of resources, the new citizen cannot fully enjoy the republican principles of liberty, equality and fraternity”, Thomas Paine declared in 1792. But, two centuries later, this … Continuer la lecture →

By AgnèsRousseaux from BastaMag (March, 23rd 2013) “We have successfully created misery and ill-being in our opulent materialistic societies”, declares Vincent Liegey. The engineer and spokesperson for the Degrowth party (PPLD: Parti Pour La Décroissance) does not stop at slaying … Continuer la lecture →

Suggesting an Unconditional Autonomy Allowance (UAA – Dotation Inconditonnelle d’Autonomie-) coupled with a Maximum Acceptable Income (MAI – Revenu Maximum Acceptable) is part of the approach, which proposes an economic, social and emancipatory tool to initiate models for sustainable, and … Continuer la lecture →

Published in Moins!, the swiss journal about political ecology. Over the last few years the idea of a living or basic income has been the object of more and more debates. Nevertheless it is quite difficult to make sense of … Continuer la lecture →

While the country is in recession and is desperately seeking some growth, one rubric is not in crisis: the wacky interview! Let’s enjoy it and let’s seriously ponder the discipline calling the shots between countries: the economy. To learn more about it, … Continuer la lecture →

The CEU Weekly met with Vincent Liegey, co-author of “Un projet de Décroissance”, to discuss the degrowth movement, relocalization and the questioning of norms. CW: Could you summarize degrowth as an idea for someone who has never encountered it? Vincent Liegey: I … Continuer la lecture →