Degrowth Group Assembly Process

Solidarity Economy, Cooperatives and Social Business

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Working group formed for the International Conference on Degrowth 2014.

Can social business and cooperatives be pioneers of change towards degrowth and if so how? What are the challenges?

What forms of entrepreneurship are compatible with degrowth? Is there a future for the profit sector?

Papers

P. Altmann, “Good Life between Buen Vivir and Sumak Kawsay – Indicators of a political concept in Ecuador”, in Fourth International Conference on Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity, Leipzig, 2014.Office presentation icon Degrowth2014_Altmann_Sumak Kawsay_Good Life.ppt (138 KB)PDF icon 3296.pdf (54.59 KB)
L. Alvarez and Hernández, M. S. Lysete, “Of the Constitutive Principles of a Post-Capitalist Economy”, in Fourth International Conference on Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity, Leipzig, 2014.PDF icon 3576.pdf (226.63 KB)
R. Amicolo, “The garbage crisis, the ecological justice and enviromental migrants in Campania (Southern Italy)”, in Fourth International Conference on Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity, Leipzig, 2014.PDF icon 3504.pdf (118.31 KB)
R. Amicolo, “The garbage crisis , environmental migrants and ecological justice in Campania (Southern Italy)”, in Fourth International Conference on Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity, Leipzig, 2014.PDF icon 3367.pdf (71.47 KB)
N. Anastasopoulos, “Redefining sustainability, resilience and Buen Vivir in a Social Knowledge economy context: The Ecuador experiment”, in Fourth International Conference on Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity, Leipzig, 2014.PDF icon 3458.pdf (338.05 KB)
D. Andreucci and Gallardo, L., “Sumak Kawsay and Degrowth: Towards new struggles against extractive development”, in Fourth International Conference on Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity, Leipzig, 2014.
K. Andriotis, “Degrowing Tourism”, in Fourth International Conference on Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity, Leipzig, 2014.PDF icon 3616.pdf (53.95 KB)
A. Anson, ““The World is My Backyard”: Critiquing Mobility From Inside the Tiny House Movement”, in Fourth International Conference on Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity, Leipzig, 2014.PDF icon 3167.pdf (181.58 KB)
H. Aoki and Kawamiya, N., “Primary Energy Analysis: A New Approach beyond Extant Growth Theories (revised version)”, in Fourth International Conference on Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity, Leipzig, 2014.PDF icon Degrowth2014_Aoki_PrimaryEnergyAnalysis(ppt).pdf (1.29 MB)PDF icon Degrowth2014_Aoki_PrimaryEnergyAnalysis(handout).pdf (927.15 KB)PDF icon 3588.pdf (197.13 KB)
H. Aoki and Kawamiya, N., “The Ultimate Dilemma For Artificial Capitals: ever scarcer natural resources claim ever larger artificial capital”, in Fourth International Conference on Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity, Leipzig, 2014.PDF icon Degrowth2014_Aoki_TheUltimateDilemma(handout).pdf (1.06 MB)PDF icon Degrowth2014_Aoki_TheUltimateDilemma(ppt).pdf (1.86 MB)PDF icon 3743.pdf (368.2 KB)

Participants

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Results from Leipzig 2014

Vision

  • We have to get rid of large scale “for-profit” corporations.

  • Make an economy in the sense of “people before profit”.

Transformation

  • What role can private Enterprise play in the Transition towards Solidarity Economy?

  • Alternative Enterprises as bottom up powers, together with social movements and civil society

  • Legal Framework?

  • Localization?

  • Consumer Awareness?

Results from Barcelona 2010

Here you can find the results of the GAP at the Degrowth Conference 2010 in Barcelona that are particularly relevant for this working group. More.