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Beyond the Choke Hold of Growth: Post-growth or Radical Degrowth?

May 21, 2019 · Riccardo Mastini, Giorgos Kallis & Tim Jackson ·

Happiness and well-being became economised and enshrined through financial architecture of gross domestic product. The religiosity with which we now think about growth and GDP is directly linked to religion itself, because we no longer have God to save us.

Tagged With: degrowth, economic growth, economy, post-growth

The Europe We Want: a Union for the People

May 13, 2019 · Joseph Abela ·

The same Union that managed to create a common market with one common currency has the power to achieve much more. What is lacking, unfortunately, is the political will.

Tagged With: automation, economic growth, European Parliament Elections 2019

Malta’s Economy: the Good, the Bad and the Uncertain

January 26, 2019 · Mark Camilleri ·

Labour is riding a wave of economic growth, but what lies behind this economic success and what is in store for Malta’s economy in the future? What is happening on the ground and what do the numbers really tell us?

Tagged With: economic growth, economy, neoliberalism, social justice

Can Economic Growth Ever Be Green? Suggestions for a Post-Growth Malta

October 24, 2018 · Abigail Muscat ·

The stakes are too high to simply carry on with the ‘growth at all costs’ mantra. It is time to implement alternatives. Let us see what post-growth could look like.

Tagged With: economic growth, employment, Environment, post-growth

The Messiah Does Not Work at the EU Commission

March 14, 2018 · Francois Zammit ·

The EU instills the state of emergency: Economic Growth at All Costs.

Tagged With: corruption, democracy, economic growth, EU Commission, neoliberalism

PL: The Party Which Lost Its Soul Centre-Left in Name, Today’s Labour is a Neoliberal 'Business-Friendly' Party

January 9, 2018 · Joseph Abela ·

Today’s Labour Party simply stands for making the cake bigger, not dividing it in a fair way.

Tagged With: economic growth, inequality, Labour Party, minimum wage, rent

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