Essays about: "Post-Growth Economy"

Found 5 essays containing the words Post-Growth Economy.

  1. 1. Navigating the Growth Paradox in an Incumbent Business Context : Managerial Implications from a Degrowth Perspective

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Sabrina Dietrichs; Gitte Thorsén; [2023]
    Keywords : Degrowth; Degrowth Frameworks; Growth Paradigm; Growth Paradox; Organizational Paradox Theory; Managerial Paradox Response; Post-Growth Economy;

    Abstract : Our study investigates how the organizational growth paradox is perceived and managed by incumbent firms from a degrowth perspective. There is a growing critique against the growth paradigm, an increasing support for its abandonment. Scholars are calling for a paradigm shift towards a post-growth economy. READ MORE

  3. 2. The business of business is the common good : not-for-profit business and the transition to a sustainable society

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Emma Bergeling; [2021]
    Keywords : not-for-profit business; post-growth economy; sustainable business; sustainability; social enterprises;

    Abstract : New economic theories that seek compatibility with human needs and our planet’s finite resources are emerging within different academic disciplines. For one, there is a growing body of literature considering alternatives to economic growth as potential solutions to the ongoing sustainability crises. READ MORE

  4. 3. Is the time for leisure now? : The growth paradigm in the Finnish welfare debate

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Vera Lindström; [2020]
    Keywords : growth paradigm; post-growth; economic growth; Sustainability Science; steady-state economy; basic income; worktime reduction; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The government of Finland has the ambition of making Finland the first fossil-free welfare state in the world and reaching carbon neutrality in 2035. Simultaneously, worktime reduction and basic income have been matters of vivid political debate. READ MORE

  5. 4. Grassroots niches transforming cities toward post-growth futures : A case study of the collaborative economy in Gothenburg, Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : David Enarsson; [2019]
    Keywords : transformative capacity; urban grassroots niches; transformations; post-growth; commons; collaborative economy; sharing economy;

    Abstract : Cities drive some of the most urgent sustainability challenges that societies face today, including inequality, resource consumption and climate change. Meanwhile, economic growth is increasingly being viewed as a challenge for sustainable development, generating a call for post-growth transformation. READ MORE

  6. 5. Transitioning Towards the Economy of Tomorrow; Starting Today

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Edoardo Federici; Johannes Simons; [2019]
    Keywords : degrowth; Social economy;

    Abstract : This research’s aim is to create a stronger connection between the degrowth movement’s proposals and the social entrepreneurial environment in Skåne. This topic was explored through two different methods. READ MORE