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Roundtable
The Degrowth Debate
February 2015
The degrowth movement emerged to challenge the depoliticization of environmentalism and argue for the incompatibility of continued economic growth and a livable planet. Giorgos Kallis outlines the key tenets of degrowth and explains how it broadens our ideas of the possible. Our panelists discuss the viability and desirability of the degrowth vision.

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The Degrowth Debate

The Degrowth Debate

Opening Essay

The Degrowth Alternative

Opening Essay

Giorgos Kallis

Ashford

Nicholas Ashford

Cohen

Maurie Cohen

Daly

Herman Daly

Hammond

Al Hammond

Karlberg

Michael Karlberg

Makwana

Rajesh Makwana

Mellor

Mary Mellor

Nadeau

Robert Nadeau

Paehlke

Robert Paehlke

Rosen

Richard Rosen

Santarius

Tilman Santarius

von Weizsäcker

Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker

White

Allen White

Wijkman

Anders Wijkman

Kallis

Author's Response

Giorgos Kallis

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