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a-growth: a standalone construct

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Ecological economics

a position of being indifferent to GDP growth, ignoring it as a policy goal while focusing on environmental and welfare outcomes.

In ecological economics, a-growth refers to a position of being indifferent to GDP growth, ignoring it as a policy goal while focusing on environmental and welfare outcomes. This meaning comes from van den Bergh (2011) in Ecological Economics.[1]

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References

van den Bergh, J. C. J. M. (2011). Environment versus growth: A criticism of “degrowth” and a plea for “a-growth”. Ecological Economics, 70(5), 881-890. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.09.035

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