Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. A negative growth (i.e. a reduction) of an economy or a population
- n. A political, economic, and social movement based on ecological economics and anticonsumerist and anticapitalist ideas.
Etymologies
- de- + growth (Wiktionary)
Examples
“BUCHAREST, Apr 14, 2010 (IPS) - The global financial crisis offered an opportunity to reform the economic system and participants in a conference on 'degrowth' in Barcelona, last week, appeared determined not to lose it.”
“Witness the second international "degrowth" conference just concluded a few days ago.”
“Last week one of the three main French trotskist group - Worker's Struggle - published an editorial denouncing "degrowth" as "reactionary".”
“For example, the movement for “La Décroissance,” emanating from France to other parts of Europe, has followers and observers wondering what comes after an episode of “degrowth,” for in the long run degrowth is no more sustainable than growth.”
Herman Daly Festschrift~ May There Be Dalyists~ Politics for a Steady State Economy
“Economic degrowth could not be imagined by the competent European bureaucracy.”
Herman Daly Festschrift~ Socially Sustainable Economic Degrowth
“What is new is a growing social movement for sustainable degrowth.”
Herman Daly Festschrift~ Socially Sustainable Economic Degrowth
“Will a slight economic degrowth and a socio-ecological transition towards a steady state in the rich economies be accepted as a plausible and beneficial scenario?”
Herman Daly Festschrift~ Socially Sustainable Economic Degrowth
“The sustainable degrowth movement insists on the non-chrematistic value of local, reciprocal services.”
Herman Daly Festschrift~ Socially Sustainable Economic Degrowth
“However, degrowth might lead to social problems that we must face for the degrowth proposal to be socially accepted.”
Herman Daly Festschrift~ Socially Sustainable Economic Degrowth
“The discussion on décroissance or degrowth that Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen started thirty years ago, is now a topic for discussion in the rich countries because la décroissance est arrivée.”
Herman Daly Festschrift~ Socially Sustainable Economic Degrowth
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘degrowth’.
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POL - issues
emergency services, abortion, accounting reform, addiction, affirmative action, agriculture policy, AIDS, air pollution, air quality, alcohol abuse, drug trafficking, trafficking in hu... and 200 more...
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EN - newSPEAK
Buzzwords of our time
actionable, administrivia, advermation, agreeance, backbone provider, back-sourcing, baked in, bandwidth, barn raising, Barneyware, belly-buttons, Below Zeros and 1078 more...
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REGI - urban development
urban planning, urban redevelopment, legal base, metropolitan area, periphery, strategic plan, neighborhood plan, regulatory and in..., slums, decay, suburbanization, urbanization and 467 more...
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EU Buzz - governing principles of the EU
pluralism, equality, democracy, liberty, constitutional de..., constitutional tr..., social market eco..., cultural diversity, diversity of cult..., diversity of trad..., equality between ..., free movement of ... and 34 more...
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POL - mathematics
Mathematical metaphors in political discourse
radical, norm, linear, mapping, compute, sector, additive, integrate, metric, modal, element, unit and 54 more...
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ECON - macroeconomic indicators
aggregate deficit..., GDP at constant p..., GDP at current pr..., perceived inflation, VAT base, VAT rate, resilience of mar..., liquidity, wealth, revenues, growth, recession and 28 more...
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EN-HU - fun and challenge to translate
Highly descriptive coinages (either in EN or HU) which are difficult to translate between the two languages. If - as a simultaneous interpreter - you get them right on the move, you deserve to be p...
backpfeifengesicht, a wise head on yo..., bad hair day, big cheese, blame shift, cherry picking, intellectual heav..., lack nunchi, schlimazl, cash cow, cherry boy, ass munch and 65 more...
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ECON - financial crisis
Grexit, accept collateral, pass the risk bac..., anti-austerity camp, slow motion bank run, flight from the s..., banking crisis, bloated standards..., controlled fall o..., capital flight, abandon the Euro, public sector debt and 87 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for degrowth.
gulyasrobi Degrowth is a new but increasingly popular concept. "Degrowth theorists" and "degrowth movements" dream of a "happy degrowth". I am surprised to see that no one on Wordnik has listed it, yet. http://blogs.euobserver.com/jacobs/2012/11/15/why-the-eu-must-dare-to-debate-degrowth/ Dec 11, 2012