International research centre | Exploring the cultural, economic and governance dimensions of a shared and lasting #prosperity on a finite planet | #PostGrowth
Care maintains the world. The market made it invisible.
In #TheCareEconomy, economist and writer @ProfTimJackson exposes the violence behind growth-at-all-costs and calls for an economy that heals, not harms. Out now (US + global):
🔗 https://t.co/dCAlhczhpm
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The report is accompanied by a petition urging the Irish government to rein in data centre growth through a moratorium, so ordinary people no longer have to bear the burden. All details via → https://t.co/2QZhkoySC6
The cost of data centres—New @FoEIreland report by CUSP fellow @Sean_Fearon models how the growing data centre demand on the Irish electricity grid is pushing up electricity prices for households across the state. → https://t.co/4PxmUZh2tX cc #postgrowth#energy
Is modern economics built on a lie?—In a guest blog for CUSP, @hieroglyphyx offers new evidence that questions whether people truly have insatiable wants—and argues that economists' reactions to that evidence lay bare the field's deep ideological roots. → https://t.co/0IiR06ZgYv
Sufficiency and care: a conversation between @ProfTimJackson, Halliki Kreinin, PhD and Jonas Ludwig about organising principles for sustainability research and action in times of geopolitical crises.
→ https://t.co/FqGmfLhgVF
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cc #TheCareEconomy#PostGrowth#Degrowth
"'Growth, growth, growth' is the most persistent political mantra of the post-war era," writes Ecological economist Tim Jackson. | https://t.co/tyr1r6ZOqe
Tap the link to read more about why growth-at-all-costs capitalism really runs on disappointment.
Health systems aren't failing. They're being asked to do the impossible. We built an economy for wealth, then asked healthcare to clean up the mess. What if prosperity=health? New paper by @ProfTimJackson for @enlighten_scot → https://t.co/pJJgyGZF1P
#TheCareEconomy#PostGrowth
"Despite decades of stated commitment to prevention, early intervention & person-centred care, outcomes have not kept pace with ambition"
@ProfTimJackson@CUSP_uk for #NHS2048.
Read the policy summary: https://t.co/B1SKLXxzhx
And the full working paper: https://t.co/6QRO8Wq56E
Join us next month for an interesting discussion about 'The Care Economy' with @ProfTimJackson find details on our events page https://t.co/KbkTbDnCxx @CUSP_uk@Wiley_VCH
“Because capitalism wants endless growth, it is constantly seeking out new ways for us to consume. Adverts support the expansion of markets into new areas of life.
Reclaim adverts, escape growth.” #PostCapitalism#Degrowth#PostGrowth
- @CUSP_uk
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📚 Latest CUSP Newsletter live now // @ProfTimJackson reflects on nearly a decade of CUSP research and advocacy, touching on natality, growth, #degrowth, and climate denial—plus new research and activities from across the CUSP community. → https://t.co/U6t0M5SeXX #postgrowth
"Reframing prosperity as health allows us to redress the balance."
We need an economy of care for a liveable future, @ProfTimJackson
https://t.co/v3cD6TZwqX