The average consumerist suburban lifestyle is unsustainable. But what if affluent suburbanites and battlers alike ditch the rat race and embrace economic 'degrowth'? Here's how it might unfold.
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Britain – and many other countries – is facing an acute care crisis that is inextricably linked to the entrenchment of neoliberalism.
Valuing nature is hardly natural.
Brexit is a looming crisis but the ensuing chaos is an opportunity to create a radical alternative vision for the UK. Degrowth is the future we need.
The WWF's report avoids the C-word – here's why that matters.
Ensuring no industry becomes too big to fail can be achieved by changing the way companies are run. The aim is to develop a sustainable model for corporations.
To become a successful innovator, follow Marie Curie, Mahatma Gandhi and today's female social entrepreneurs -- focus on ideas and social value, not money.
Over two centuries, capitalist ethos has swung from profit-taking for the few, to a distribution of wealth to the many, and back again. Is the pendulum poised to swing once more?
Many Americans seem to like seeing communist ideas in action, but have a visceral reaction to the word ‘communism.’ Might it be time to refresh an old ideology with a new set of terms?
Our 'Tony Stark' image of tech moguls is obscuring the talent and toil of ordinary workers, and inflating the egos of the bosses.
Although some social media users are able to monetize their social media "likes," much of the pursuit of popularity amounts to nothing and instead turns us into pawns for political and commercial uses
A look at Hajj-going among British Muslims shows how modern transport and marketisation have led to huge changes.
The state plays a strategic role, but they are also driven by financial markets – not central plans.
There's a good reason why Brexiters aren't coming up with an alternative to Theresa May's Chequers plan.
Central Asia is at the centre of two new initiatives by China and Russia that run against a longstanding economic vision of the US.
Ken Starkey defends the importance of business schools, while Martin Parker says 'bring in the bulldozers'.
Technology has made many aspects of daily life much easier. So why do we still feel so overwhelmed?
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An audio version of an in depth article about the 18th century Enlightenment thinkers who promoted the potato as a way to build a healthy and productive society.
In the age of rampant consumerism, there is nonetheless an odd nostalgia for socialist regimes and symbols. What does it mean?
A stint teaching university students in Lithuania leaves a longtime economics professor optimistic about the future of Eastern Europe as it continues its transition to a free-market economy.
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Professor of Organisation Studies, University of Bristol
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Associate professor, University of Sydney
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Professor of Organisational Studies, University of Sydney
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Director, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, University of Melbourne
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Professor of International Politics, University of Western Australia
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Professor of Economics, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Research Professor, Hertfordshire Business School, University of Hertfordshire
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Professor of Comparative Political Science and Democracy Research at the Humboldt University Berlin; Associate of the Sydney Democracy Network, University of Sydney; Director of Research Unit Democracy: Structures, Performance, Challenges, WZB Berlin Social Science Center.
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Research Fellow, University of Manchester
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Professor of Business and Sustainable Development, University of Edinburgh
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Professor of Innovation & Knowledge Exchange, University of Oxford
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Tutor, University of Wollongong
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PhD Candidate, University of Sydney
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Honorary Fellow, Deakin University
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Professor of Law, UNSW
