degrowth movement
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The degrowth movement is a social, political, and economic movement that advocates deliberately scaling down production and consumption to achieve ecological sustainability, social equity, and improved well-being beyond the pursuit of endless economic growth.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| degrowth movement canonical | 2 |
| Degrowth Summer Schools | 1 |
| Degrowth: A Vocabulary for a New Era | 1 |
| Slow living movement | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4958735 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: degrowth movement Context triple: [Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen, influenced, degrowth movement]
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A.
limits to growth
Limits to Growth is a seminal 1972 report and concept in systems thinking that models how exponential economic and population growth can exceed the planet’s finite resources, leading to potential ecological and societal collapse.
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B.
Steady-State Economics
Steady-State Economics is an influential work in ecological economics that argues for an economy with stable or mildly fluctuating levels of consumption and population within ecological limits.
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C.
Deep Economy
Deep Economy is a nonfiction book by environmentalist Bill McKibben that critiques growth-driven economics and advocates for more localized, sustainable, and community-centered alternatives.
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D.
Green New Deal
The Green New Deal is a proposed U.S. policy framework that links aggressive climate action with large-scale economic and social reforms aimed at achieving net-zero emissions while promoting jobs and equity.
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E.
Natural Capitalism
Natural Capitalism is an influential book that argues for redesigning business and industrial systems to align profitability with environmental sustainability and resource efficiency.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: degrowth movement Target entity description: The degrowth movement is a social, political, and economic movement that advocates deliberately scaling down production and consumption to achieve ecological sustainability, social equity, and improved well-being beyond the pursuit of endless economic growth.
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A.
limits to growth
Limits to Growth is a seminal 1972 report and concept in systems thinking that models how exponential economic and population growth can exceed the planet’s finite resources, leading to potential ecological and societal collapse.
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B.
Steady-State Economics
Steady-State Economics is an influential work in ecological economics that argues for an economy with stable or mildly fluctuating levels of consumption and population within ecological limits.
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C.
Deep Economy
Deep Economy is a nonfiction book by environmentalist Bill McKibben that critiques growth-driven economics and advocates for more localized, sustainable, and community-centered alternatives.
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D.
Green New Deal
The Green New Deal is a proposed U.S. policy framework that links aggressive climate action with large-scale economic and social reforms aimed at achieving net-zero emissions while promoting jobs and equity.
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E.
Natural Capitalism
Natural Capitalism is an influential book that argues for redesigning business and industrial systems to align profitability with environmental sustainability and resource efficiency.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economic movement
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political movement ⓘ social movement ⓘ |
| advocates |
convivial technologies
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deliberate reduction of consumption ⓘ deliberate reduction of production ⓘ downscaling of material throughput ⓘ non-monetary forms of value ⓘ relocalization of economies ⓘ sharing of resources ⓘ shorter working hours ⓘ |
| criticizes |
GDP as a measure of progress
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consumerism ⓘ neoliberal capitalism ⓘ productivism ⓘ |
| emergedIn | early 2000s ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
care work
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community life ⓘ democratic participation ⓘ sufficiency over efficiency ⓘ time affluence ⓘ |
| hasKeyEvent |
Degrowth Summer Schools
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linked to:
degrowth movement
International Degrowth Conference ⓘ |
| hasKeyPublication |
Degrowth: A Vocabulary for a New Era
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linked to:
degrowth movement
Journal of Cleaner Production special issues on degrowth ⓘ |
| hasKeyTerm |
decommodification
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downscaling ⓘ décroissance ⓘ prosperity without growth ⓘ voluntary simplicity ⓘ |
| hasMainGoal |
ecological sustainability
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social equity ⓘ well-being beyond economic growth ⓘ |
| hasOrigin |
France
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Southern Europe ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
anti-consumerist movements
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ecological economics ⓘ political ecology ⓘ post-development theory ⓘ steady-state economics ⓘ |
| opposes | pursuit of endless economic growth ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Buen Vivir
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commons-based peer production ⓘ post-growth ⓘ solidarity economy ⓘ steady-state economy ⓘ |
| seeksToReduce |
ecological footprint
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greenhouse gas emissions ⓘ resource extraction ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: degrowth movement Description of subject: The degrowth movement is a social, political, and economic movement that advocates deliberately scaling down production and consumption to achieve ecological sustainability, social equity, and improved well-being beyond the pursuit of endless economic growth.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Nicolae Georgescu
linked to: degrowth movement
linked to: degrowth movement
linked to: degrowth movement