I'm really looking forward to this conversation, because in some ways, it's like talking to a younger, albeit more handsome version of myself. I want to have you do most of the talking, but we have a lot to cover, and i'll chime in on my opinions of this stuff. So so let's get started. What is the issue with green growth? Why won't it work? And why are people so wrapped up with the appeal of green growth? Well, imean, before even asking if it works a strategy, as an option, we need to look at the past and being like, what did we manage to green? That's usually the first step
On this episode, we meet with social scientist and researcher at the School of Economics and Management of Lund University, Timothée Parrique.
What is degrowth, and how will it help define our future?
Parrique explains how the path to societal degrowth might unfold and the social and physical obstacles we may encounter on our way there.
About Timothée Parrique:
Timothée Parrique is a social scientist, originally from Versailles, France. He is currently a researcher at the School of Economics and Management of Lund University (Sweden).
He holds a PhD in economics from the Centre d’Études et de Recherches sur le Développement (University of Clermont Auvergne, France) and the Stockholm Resilience Centre (Stockholm University, Sweden). Titled “The political economy of degrowth” (2019), his dissertation explores the economic implications of degrowth.
Tim is the author of Ralentir ou périr. L’économie de la décroissance (September 2022, Seuil), a book adaptation in French of his PhD dissertation.
For Show Notes and Transcript visit: https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/episode/32-timothee-parrique