Tag: utopian thinking

How to Blow Up an Economy

Post author By tparrique
Post date August 29, 2023

This is the transcript of a speech I gave at The Conference in Malmo (Sweden) on August 29th, 2023. The video can be found here. Demolition is an essential part of construction. That which is true in the world of material infrastructures is also valid for immaterial institutions. To construct a new, alternative economy – we’ll first […]

Tags degrowth, demolition, green growth, post-capitalism, post-growth, sufficiency, The Conference, utopia, utopian thinking

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A response to Branko Milanović: The magic of degrowth

Post author By tparrique
Post date February 25, 2021
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Last week, I was only an economist. But now, I am also a magician. On February 20th, Branko Milanović published a post on his personal blog accusing degrowth of “magical thinking.” As a specialist of the topic, I have no choice but to come clean about my supernatural abilities. This is not the first time. Milanović already […]

Tags alternative hedonism, Just Transition, policy design, rationing, The Political Economy of Degrowth, utopia, utopian thinking