Schedule 9th International Degrowth Conference

The principles of sustainable development are an essential part of the effort to find responses and tools to the social, environmental and economic challenges of the contemporary world, compounded by crises of increasing inequality and poverty, regional disparities, risks of pandemics, wars, and energy supplies, among others. This contribution examines solutions to the current crises in terms of growth and non-growth economic models, their characteristics, strategies, and the goals they intend to achieve. The models studied are the classical economic model, the green economy model (associated with environmental economics and decoupling), the ecological economy model (encompassing degrowth and wellbeing) and the ecosocialist model. To evaluate each model, the suitability of different sustainability indicators and their ability to complement or replace the GDP indicator is assessed. Among the indicators considered are the Sustainable Development Goals Index, Human Development Index, Ecological Footprint, Genuine Progress Index, Index of Sustainable Economic Well-Being, Quality of Life Index, and others. The applicability of these indicators is assessed from a global, national, and regional perspective. The goal of the paper is to offer indicators based on sustainability that can provide feedback for the solutions offered, official or alternative, within the framework of the different economic models.

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Day: 2023-08-30
Start time: 17:00
Duration: 00:15
Room: ZV-KC-1
Type: Paper Presentation
Theme: Hegemonic worldviews and degrowth horizon

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