Degrowth is not glamorous

Degrowth is not glamorous
Rural France has been experiencing depopulation for many years. (Image: Florian Olivo/Unsplash)
Dileepa Fonseka
Within the political lexicon, 'degrowth' sometimes seems like something glamorous, like living in the French countryside, but both aren't the positive life experiences you might imagine.Degrowth is the concept of shrinking the economy to achieve a better ecological and economic balance. It sounds great until it actually happens.New Zealand demographer Paul Spoonley has been thinking about the former and living out the latter in a French village he has made regular visits to since 1992.“There is only one house that is now occup...

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