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May 2025
16m 37s

Beyond Growth: Degrowth and the Well-Liv...

Dr S A Hamed Hosseini
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This podcast episode explores the radical idea of moving beyond economic growth and capitalism to build a society based on Well-Living. It introduces the Well-Living Paradigm as a framework that redefines quality of life around principles like living in harmony with the Earth (liveability), valuing relationships and care (conviviality), fostering imagination (creativity), and embracing different ways of living (alterity). The episode connects this paradigm to degrowth, a movement seen not as simply shrinking the economy, but as a strategic transition to post-capitalist societies focused on the commons, solidarity, and ecological regeneration. Ultimately, it argues that achieving true well-being requires dismantling the structures of capitalism and building a future centered on shared flourishing rather than profit.

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