Sustainable de-growth" is both a concept and a social-grassroots (Northern) movement with its origins in the fields of ecological economics, social ecology, economic anthropology and environmental and social activist groups. This paper introduces the concept of sustainable de-growth by mapping some of the main intellectual influences from these fields, with special focus on the Francophone and Anglophone thinking about this emergent notion. We propose hypotheses pertaining to the appeal of sustainable de-growth, and compare it to the messages enclosed within the dominant sustainable development idea. We scrutinize the theses, contradictions, and consequences of sustainable de-growth thinking as it is currently being shaped by a heterogeneous body of literature and as it interacts with an ample and growing corpus of social movements. We also discuss possible future paths for the degrowth movement compared to the apparent weakening of the sustainable development paradigm.
57 bis, rue Pierre Taittinger, F-51096 Reims Cedex 1 «Le développement soutenable, écrit la Commission mondiale pour l'environnement et le développement (1987:51), est un développement qui répond aux besoins du présent sans compromettre la capacité des générations futures de répondre aux leurs» L Franck-Dominique VIVIEN Mondes en Développement Vol.31-2003/1-n°121 Franck-Dominique VIVIEN Mondes en Développement Vol.31-2003/1-n°121
O objetivo atribuído a um desenvolvimento sustentável significa interpretá-lo de diversas maneiras.Propomos o desenho de um conjunto de enunciados econômicos sobre o tema. Para tanto, reunimos três conjuntos de trabalhos: o primeiro expressa o ponto de vista da teoria econômica dominante, evidenciando a idéia de um crescimento sustentado como condição necessária e suficiente para acessar a umdesenvolvimento sustentável; o segundo, mais inspirado pelo pensamento dos limites, busca apontar restrições socioambientais, em cujo interior deve-se perseguir o desenvolvimento econômico; o terceiro, marcado pelas experiências do Terceiro Mundo, acentua as desigualdades sociais e questiona o sentido da noção de desenvolvimento. RÉSUMÉL’objectif assigné d’un développement soutenable donne lieu à des multiples interprétations. Nous proposons de dresser un panorama des propositions économiques en la matière. Nous avons réuni pour ce faire trois ensembles de travaux: le premier, qui exprime le point de vue de la théorie économique dominante, met en avant l’idée d’une croissance durable comme condition nécessaire et suffisante pour accéder à un développement soutenable; le deuxième, plus inspiré par une pensée des limites, cherche à élaborer des contraintes socio-environnementales à l’intérieur desquelles le développement économique doit se poursuivre; le troisième, marqué par les expériences du Tiers Monde, met l’accent sur les inégalités sociales et s’interroge sur le sens de la notion de développement.
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