Degrowth Movement

A Degrowth Movement is an economic movement that advocates production downscaling for ecological sustainability.

• AKA: Décroissance Movement, Post-Growth Movement, Economic Degrowth Movement.
• Context:
  • It can typically respond to environmental crisis concerns through consumption reduction.
  • It can typically challenge GDP growth imperatives with wellbeing metrics.
  • It can often promote localized economys over global supply chains.
  • It can often oppose technological solutionism in climate policy.
  • It can range from being a Voluntary Degrowth Movement to being a Mandatory Degrowth Movement, depending on its implementation method.
  • It can range from being a Selective Degrowth Movement to being a Universal Degrowth Movement, depending on its sector targeting.
  • It can range from being a Gradual Degrowth Movement to being a Rapid Degrowth Movement, depending on its transition timeline.
  • It can range from being a Reformist Degrowth Movement to being a Revolutionary Degrowth Movement, depending on its system change scope.
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• Examples:
  • Regional Degrowth Movements, such as:
    • European Degrowth Movement for academic-activist network.
    • Latin American Buen Vivir Movement for indigenous perspective.
    • Japanese Degrowth Movement for post-disaster rethinking.
  • Thematic Degrowth Movements, such as:
    • Energy Degrowth Movement for fossil fuel reduction.
    • Material Degrowth Movement for resource extraction limit.
    • Work-Time Degrowth Movement for labor hour reduction.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Green Growth Movement, which maintains growth compatibility with sustainability.
  • Circular Economy Movement, which focuses on resource efficiency without growth critique.
  • Sustainable Development Movement, which balances economic growth with environmental protection.
• See: Economic Movement, Environmental Movement, Technological Stagnation Theory, Post-Capitalism Theory, Steady-State Economy, Ecological Economics, Environmental Apocalypse Scenario.

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