The last Lancet Planetary Health journal has published ‘Post-growth: the science of wellbeing within planetary boundaries’. Some authors are former or actual academics from the University of Leeds. Some key quotes from the article:
‘…From a post-growth perspective, the problem then is not that growth might be coming to an end, but rather that, given that economic and political systems are dependent on growth for their stability, stagnation under capitalism poses substantial risks to institutional stability. How to prosper without growth therefore becomes a crucial question….
…Over the past 5 years, research under the labels of post-growth, degrowth, Doughnut economics, wellbeing economics, and steady-state economics has started sharpening the questions that need to be answered if the goal of prosperity without growth is to be achieved….
…An absence of growth in existing economies can trigger unemployment, inequality, and debt accumulation, as factors that are linked to social instability and diminished wellbeing…’
Universal Basic Income is analysed as part of the post-growth policies.
You can download and read the open access article here.