Tag Archives: degrowth

No to reform!

Posted on 2 May, 2023 by The Steady State Manchester team

Review of Marx in the Anthropocene: Towards the Idea of Degrowth Communism. Cambridge. £29.99 paperback. ISBN 9781009366182 Mark H Burton*  pdf version Sometimes it has seemed as if the ecological movement and the socialist movement are inevitably at odds. While … Continue reading →

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Degrowth UK Website Now Open to Contributions

Posted on 9 March, 2023 by The Steady State Manchester team

Reposted from degrowthUK.org Have you heard about a campaign, or perhaps you are involved in a local community group? Have you read something interesting, or have you been thinking about writing a word or two to the Degrowth Community? We … Continue reading →

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We already have degrowth in Britain – really?

Posted on 15 February, 2023 by Mark Burton

The Guardian’s economics editor has written an article on the impact of the economic impact of the preventative public health measures used in the first phase of the Covid 19 pandemic.  In passing he makes the rather surprising statement that … Continue reading →

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Strategising Degrowth – book review

Posted on 15 December, 2022 by The Steady State Manchester team

Degrowth and Strategy Barlow, N., Regen, L., Cadiou, N., Chertkovskaya, E., Hollweg, M., Plank, C., Schulken, M., Wolf, & V (Eds.). (2022). Degrowth & strategy: How to bring about social ecological transformation. Mayfly Books. Available as paperback or a free … Continue reading →

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Trimtab* tactics to move civil society on climate

Posted on 31 October, 2022 by The Steady State Manchester team

*A ship’s trimtab is a small narrow rudder on the trailing edge of the much large rudder. To start turning a huge ship, the trimtab is deflected, which initiates the process of turning the ship by making the larger rudder … Continue reading →

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Book review: Degrowth as a desirable and possible future

Posted on 12 September, 2022 by The Steady State Manchester team

Review 1) The Future Is Degrowth: A Guide to a World beyond Capitalism. by Matthias Schmelzer, Andrea Vetter and Aaron Vansintjan. Verso, 2022. ISBN 9781839765841. £18.99 paperback, £11.39 ebook (publisher is currently offering both at the ebook price) 2) Political … Continue reading →

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Communicating about degrowth: an interview

Posted on 11 July, 2022 by The Steady State Manchester team

In this interview with Dave Darby of LowImpact.org, SSM’s Mark Burton talks about the problems that economic growth brings and the degrowth alternative. It is an introductory treatment: for more detail, do explore our website and our publications. Low Impact … Continue reading →

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Beyond a Green New Deal: book review

Posted on 1 February, 2022 by The Steady State Manchester team

Beyond a Green New Deal Essay review: Max Ajl, “A People’s Green New Deal”, Pluto Press, 2021. Paperback £14.99 or open access download. Mark H Burton If you’ve read our commentaries then you’ll know that we have major reservations about … Continue reading →

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