Postgrowth welfare systems: a view from the Nordic context
(2024) In Consumption and Society- Abstract
- As production and supply chains rely on exploitative extraction of nature and labour, consumption levels (resource use) remain one of the main indicators of inequality, across and within national contexts. In times of ongoing climate crisis and rising levels of inequalities, welfare systems face the dual challenge of transforming economies to reduce their reliance on unsustainable industries as well as maintain and expand equitable distribution of public provision. In this keyword essay, we address three overlapping concerns to consider while envisioning sustainable welfare within the Nordic context: growth and its paradoxical relation with welfare; inequalities and notions of wellbeing; and possible alternatives to arrange provision... (More)
- As production and supply chains rely on exploitative extraction of nature and labour, consumption levels (resource use) remain one of the main indicators of inequality, across and within national contexts. In times of ongoing climate crisis and rising levels of inequalities, welfare systems face the dual challenge of transforming economies to reduce their reliance on unsustainable industries as well as maintain and expand equitable distribution of public provision. In this keyword essay, we address three overlapping concerns to consider while envisioning sustainable welfare within the Nordic context: growth and its paradoxical relation with welfare; inequalities and notions of wellbeing; and possible alternatives to arrange provision systems.
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- Raphael, Riya LU ; Hinton, Jennifer B. LU ; Paulsson, Alexander LU ; Koch, Max LU ; Islar, Mine LU and Grolimund, Nils
- organization
- publishing date
- 2024-08-08
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- epub
- subject
- keywords
- postgrowth, degrowth, Nordic welfare model, wellbeing, inequality, not-for-profit economy
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- Consumption and Society
- publisher
- Bristol University Press
- ISSN
- 2752-8499
- DOI
- 10.1332/27528499Y2024D000000026
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- Postgrowth Welfare Systems
- language
- English
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- yes
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- 8c517911-d9ae-4b3a-88d2-e297f891390f
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