I'm delighted to announce the publication today of Post Growth - #LifeafterCapitalism. Many thanks to everyone who's supported the book over these final stages: post-growth.com
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Author of »Post Growth« and Director of : Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity.
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An obsession with infinite economic growth on a finite planet has left us grappling with a climate & nature emergency. Long term-prosperity is only possible if Govt shifts to #wellbeingeconomy to benefit people *and* planet.
Ask your MP to sign my EDM 👇
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Endless growth on a finite planet is not only undesirable, it is impossible.
Ahead of the #BeyondGrowth Conference, we MEPs from 5 political groups are calling for a change of economic model and making concrete proposals for a Beyond Growth Europe.
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Gran conversa dissabte 20 de maig a les 17:30 h.
La vida després del capitalisme.
Tim Jackson, economista especialitzat en sostenibilitat, conversarà amb la periodista Georgina Pujol, que explorarà les seves idees exposades en el seu últim llibre ‘Postcreixement’.Show this thread
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Ara que presentarà a Barcelona el seu nou libre 'Post Growth-Life After Capitalism' és un bon moment per recuperar l'entrevista que li va fer al :
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📢 GRANS CONVERSES de #Literal2023!
La vida després del capitalisme.
🗓️Dissabte 20 de maig a les 17.30 h a la de Barcelona.
Tim Jackson, economista especialitzat en sostenibilitat, conversarà amb la periodista Georgina Pujol👇🏼
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At this point the president is actually quoting ’s book ‘Post Growth—LifeAfterCapitalism’; soon to be launched in Spanish and Catalan HT
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Looking forward to ‘launching’ the Catalan and Spanish translations of #postgrowth (#postcreixement #poscrecimiento) in Barcelona later this month.
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En @ProfTimJackson, autor de #Postcreixement (@arcadia_ed ) serà a @LiteralBCN el 20 de maig i a la @Ll_Finestres el 22.
La seva visita pot ser una bona ocasió per aprofundir en allò que no estem debatent...
Ens fa molta falta
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President Higgins was delighted to welcome ecological economist to Áras an Uachtaráin on Friday. President Higgins referenced Professor Jackson's work in his address at the reception.
You can read the President's full speech at president.ie/en/media-libra
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The authority of this particular critique of growth doesn't rest on abstract cultural privilege but on 's own struggle against poverty in post-war County Clare and his longstanding political opposition to oppression, violence and injustice over many decades 7/8
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This classic interview by from 1993 betrays the unbelievable persistence of his vision. A decades long commitment to a reformed economics embedded in the cultural life of society and the integrity of our ecology 5/8
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Of course his words will ruffle some economic feathers. They were meant to . But what his lazy detractors fail to acknowledge is that has been a tireless champion for social change for decades. 4/8
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It's likely to stand as the most important warning by an eminent leader about the dangers of our obsession with economic growth since #RobertFKennedy's speech at the more than half a century ago. 3/8
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His speech critiquing our obsession with #economicgrowth and our persistent neglect of #socialjustice, #community, #ecology and #solidarity with each other and other species bore all the hallmarks of a consisently inspiring leader 2/8
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It was an absolute privilege to visit Áras an Uachtaráin last week and meet with #MichaelDHiggins on the occasion of the 20th birthday celebration of - the Thinktank for Action on Social Change. 1/8
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Today: new #NaturalCapital analysis highlights the urgent need for government to put in place the necessary guardrails, to ensure markets can develop in a fair and balanced way.
Read the briefing and full report
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The economic system is driving the destruction of the planet.
Discover #SystemShift, a new #podcast exploring how a perfect storm of industrial production and overconsumption is killing nature and causing climate disaster ⤵️
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In the first #SystemShift episode, looks at our toxic economic system and delivers a thought-provoking exploration of the urgent need to redefine and measure progress differently.
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is the guest on this week's #EconomicsforRebels, discussing the policy failures of growth-dependent institutions & the need for rapid transformative measures- but how far away are the needed #BeyondGrowth measures from the existing rationales of political leaders?
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"Even in the midst of change, we remain obsessed with growth. Post Growth is a way of thinking about what might happen when that obsession is over."
An older, but even more relevant blog post by director
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"brutally clear-eyed assessment of the current state of capitalism"
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Video: In case you missed our recent #NatureOfProsperity Dialogue on #FoodJustice within #PlanetaryBoundaries, the full recordings of our panel discussions are available via our Youtube channel → youtube.com/watch?v=rYEynZ cc #FoodCitizen #FoodFutures #LocalFood #LiveLifeOnTheVeg
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and Caroline Whyte online on Wednesday 29 March at 19:30 when they wrangle with The Art of the Wellbeing Economy. Sign up here: bit.ly/42cw2gB
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Join ; ; ; ; and Caroline Whyte online on Wednesday 29 March at 19:30 when they wrangle with The Art of the Wellbeing Economy. Sign up here: bit.ly/42cw2gB
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The Art of the Wellbeing Economy - not to be missed Wed March 29 evening webinar with
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How can we move to a #FoodSystem that puts #health and #regeneration ahead of profit and 'growth at any cost'?—Full video from our recent #NatureOfProsperity Dialogue on #FoodJustice Within #PlanetaryBoundaries is now live ▶️ youtube.com/watch?v=rYEynZ cc #PostGrowth #FoodTalks
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Thanks to all the lovely people who joined us at last week for our #NatureOfProsperity Dialogue on #FoodJustice within #PlanetaryBoundaries. Some photos are available via our FB page. → facebook.com/media/set/?set
The video recording of the event will follow shortly.
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Thrilled to be here this morning at this conversation about #foodjustice and the #natureofprosperity opened by
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Project sponsor and former Archbishop Rowan Williams opens our conversation “food does not come ‘neutrally’” but interlocks with questions of power, voice and justice #foodjustice
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Our excellent commissioners and on #R4today summarising the complexities and risks in the food system, why we are where we are and - importantly - what we need to do next
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Hearing today that our veg/salad supply chain issues are to do with the UK becoming a ‘cheap food’ country. If supplies are short, and costs are rising, of course producers will sell to countries who pay a fair price. It’s “markets” innit…
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Don’t miss first outing of the Palace Pantry an interactive and xhibitiin on food futures - plus much more tomorrow at Bridge 5 Mill Manchester #sustainable #food #justice
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★ The #NatureOfProsperity event tomorrow also features the #PeoplesPalaceOfPossibility—@TheBareProject have swapped out custard & Nescafé for reflections on what gives us hope, what we’re afraid of, & visions of a workable future for #food → cusp.ac.uk/themes/p/nop7/ #foodcitizen
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★ The #NatureOfProsperity event tomorrow also features the #PeoplesPalaceOfPossibility— have swapped out custard & Nescafé for reflections on what gives us hope, what we’re afraid of, & visions of a workable future for #food → cusp.ac.uk/themes/p/nop7/ #foodcitizen
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In a #postgrowth world we need a #postgrowth #economics. Our latest working paper extends my earlier work with Peter Victor and draws on excellent research from and to address the #Macroeconomics of the #CareEconomy
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Towards a Model of Baumol’s Cost Disease in a #PostGrowth Economy—New CUSP working paper by , and → cusp.ac.uk/themes/aetw/tj
cc #BaumolCostDisease #CareEconomy #Degrowth #Productivity #MacroEconomics #SystemDynamics cc
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Looking forward to our 7th Nature of Prosperity dialogue in Manchester, this Thurs 23rd Feb: deep dive discussion, keynote from our patron Rowan Williams, interactive installation + food from the wonderful . Register below.
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