Is a Minimalist Economy Possible? Degrowth Advocates Say Yes.

Jennifer Chan
Simple, Not Easy
Published in
4 min readJan 12, 2019

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The Argument for a New Economic Paradigm

Degrowth economics have a simple solution to global warming: downscale production and consumption and ditch GDP as a measurement of human flourishing. Degrowthers argue that this is possible without affecting our standard of living through measures such as work-sharing, consuming less, and devoting more time to art…

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Jennifer Chan
Simple, Not Easy

Productivity, craftsmanship, and the pursuit of excellence at work. Writing now at jennifertchan.substack.com.