Decrescimento em dez perguntas: perspectivas para o debate social, econômico e ambiental

Abstract

Decrecimiento: 10 preguntas para comprenderlo y debatirlo was originally published in France in 2010, entitled: La décroissance, 10 questions pour comprendre et en débattre. The aim of this book is to clarify the concept of degrowth. In a easy to grasp and consistent manner it shows that some of the accusations and suspicions around degrowth are either due to lack of good faith or misunderstandings. It is an excellent text for those who wish to learn about degrowth for the first time because it presents its general foundations and shows how it differs from other "currents" of thought.By reading this book, it becomes clear that degrowth is still a recent concept and, therefore, it is still in its early stages of development. However, its currents or theoretical roots are older than the term itself.The book is divided into 10 chapters and each chapter refers to one of the following questions, respectively: 1) what does degrowth mean? 2) is it a new concept or an old reactionary idea? 3) why degrowth and not sustainable development? 4) is degrowth the end of scientific and technological progress? 5) is degrowth Malthusian? 6) privation or joy of living? 7) does degrowth mean recession, unemployment and the end of the market economy? 8) does degrowth relate to countries of the South? 9) does it imply a planned or authoritarian political regime? 10) what does a policy of degrowth actually mean?