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| ===== What is post-growth economics? ===== | ===== What is post-growth economics? ===== |
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| A steady-state economy is one that doesn't have to perpetually grow. It's not about recession, which is neither planned nor desired. It's about stabilising the economy in a controlled way. | A post-growth economy is one that doesn't have to perpetually grow. It's not about recession, which is neither planned nor desired. It's about stabilising the economy in a controlled way. |
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| [Early economists](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steady-state_economy#Concept_of_the_stationary_state_in_classical_economics) assumed that economies had to stabilise at some point, but over time, their assumptions were sidelined in favour of a quest for ever-increasing profits. | [Early economists](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steady-state_economy#Concept_of_the_stationary_state_in_classical_economics) assumed that economies had to stabilise at some point, but over time, their assumptions were sidelined in favour of a quest for ever-increasing profits. |
| - [[lcur:Local currencies]] | - [[lcur:Local currencies]] |
| - [[coec:Commons economy]] | - [[coec:Commons economy]] |
| - [[limo:money|Low-impact money]] | - [Collaborative finance](cofi:collaborative_finance) |
| - [[down:Downshifting]] | - [[down:Downshifting]] |
| - [[syst:System change]] | - [[syst:System change]] |