Growth, Degrowth, and Justice

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Dr. Barbara Muraca University of Greifswald Barcelona 2010

Dr. Barbara Muraca University of Greifswald Barcelona 2010

Dr. Barbara Muraca University of Greifswald Barcelona 2010

1.  Introduction 2.  Claims for Justice in Growth & Degrowth

i.  Growth as a condition for justice ii.  Growth as a threat for justice

3.  Approaches to Justice: i.  Welfarism ii.  Resourcism iii.  Capabilities-Approach

4.  Growth, Degrowth & Justice 5.  Conclusion

Dr. Barbara Muraca University of Greifswald Barcelona 2010

Dr. Barbara Muraca University of Greifswald Barcelona 2010

Dr. Barbara Muraca University of Greifswald Barcelona 2010

•  Self-reported Happiness ≠ qualitiy of Life

•  Several motives to action – happiness ≠ ultimate goal (Sen)

•  The problem of adaptive preferences (Sen + Nussbaum; HDCA)

Dr. Barbara Muraca University of Greifswald Barcelona 2010

•  concerned with good things rather than with what these good things do to human beings (Sen)

•  it underplays the heterogeneity of human wellbeing (Sen)

Dr. Barbara Muraca University of Greifswald Barcelona 2010

Dr. Barbara Muraca University of Greifswald Barcelona 2010

Dr. Barbara Muraca University of Greifswald Barcelona 2010

Dr. Barbara Muraca University of Greifswald Barcelona 2010

Dr. Barbara Muraca University of Greifswald Barcelona 2010

What is a ‘Good Life?’

Dr. Barbara Muraca University of Greifswald Barcelona 2010

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