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Degrowth as mode of sustainable development policy

The term sustainable development has been “adopted” by various stakeholders in society, including politicians, various developmental agencies, media etc. to differentiate from the development that is causing ecological and social damage. However, the theoreticians of de-growth, who point to the simple fact that you can not develop indefinitively, because resources available are limited and that assumed technological development in the future (often perceived as deus ex machina that will resolve whatever burning issues threatening the Globe in the future) simply will not be able to compensate the lack of resources. Sustainable development has become, in a way, a concept that is directed toward “greener” development, toward smart usage of resources, and is in general perceived as something good. However, as theoreticians of de-growth stress - it still includes the concept of development, even if this development is sustainable. These theoreticians turned to the idea of abandoning the dogma of development as the only way forward, and they advocate the need to embrace quite the opposite – de-growth. Based on the differences between theoretical concepts of both de-growth and sustainable development, I will analyze the data collected in spring 2016 among small family farmers in rural Dubrovnik surroundings regarding their own ideas about their future agricultural production.

sustainable development; sustainability; degrowth

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