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DOI | 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2020.106653 |
A tale of two utopias: Work in a post-growth world | |
Mair, Simon; Druckman, Angela; Jackson, Tim | |
2020-07-01 | |
发表期刊 | ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS |
ISSN | 0921-8009 |
EISSN | 1873-6106 |
出版年 | 2020 |
卷号 | 173 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | England |
英文摘要 | In this paper, we aim to contribute to the literature on post-growth futures. Modern imaginings of the future are constrained by the assumptions of growth-based capitalism. To escape these assumptions we turn to utopian fiction. We explore depictions of work in Cokaygne, a utopian tradition dating back to the 12th century, and William Morris's 19th century News from Nowhere. Cokaygne is a land of excessive consumption without work, while in News from Nowhere work is the route to the good life. These competing notions provide inspiration for a post-growth vision of work. We argue that biophysical and social dynamics mean that in a post-growth economy we are likely to have to be less productive and work more. But, this can be a utopian vision. By breaking the link between work and consumption at the level of the individual, we can remove some of the coercion in work. This would free us to do jobs that contribute to the social good, rather than generate exchange value, and empower us to fight for good work. Finally, we draw on eco-feminist analyses of capitalism to argue that by challenging labour productivity growth we can also challenge wider forces of oppression. |
英文关键词 | Utopia Post-growth Environmentalism Environmental limits Work Employment Futures Post-work Post-capitalism Feminism |
领域 | 资源环境 |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000528870500003 |
WOS关键词 | CLIMATE-CHANGE ; GROWTH ; PRODUCTIVITY ; DEGROWTH ; FUELS |
WOS类目 | Ecology ; Economics ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Business & Economics |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/289327 |
专题 | 资源环境科学 |
作者单位 | Univ Surrey, Ctr Understanding Sustainable Prosper, Guildford, Surrey, England |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Mair, Simon,Druckman, Angela,Jackson, Tim. A tale of two utopias: Work in a post-growth world[J]. ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS,2020,173. |
APA | Mair, Simon,Druckman, Angela,&Jackson, Tim.(2020).A tale of two utopias: Work in a post-growth world.ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS,173. |
MLA | Mair, Simon,et al."A tale of two utopias: Work in a post-growth world".ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS 173(2020). |
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