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The Fable of the Fable of the Bees: Private Hubris, Public Scarcity

[Klik hier voor de Nederlandstalige versie van deze post] Following Bernard de Mandeville’s parable from long ago, neoliberal thinking sees people as ‘bees’ that compete for scarce resources. That competition is believed to bring out the best in people. This … Continue reading

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The corona crisis as the big degrowth experiment

[Klik hier voor de Nederlandse versie van deze post] Until recently, the deliberate shrinking of the economy seemed only an unrealistic hypothesis. However, the corona crisis offers opportunities to take concrete steps towards such a ‘degrowth’ economy. However, the idea … Continue reading

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