Degrowth and the global South: The twin problem of global dependencies

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We conduct a systematic literature review comprising both a quantitative and qualitative content analysis of the academic degrowth literature considering the Global South, and delineate substantive and methodological implications for future research. We find two main narratives: one stressing synergies, i.e. commonalities among Global South and Global North perspectives on degrowth, and another highlighting challenges, i.e. a constructive discussion of a range of challenges that emerge in this context. Our review reveals, inter alia, that the existing literature focuses mainly on the synergy narrative, and that there is a strong focus on theoretical and qualitative methodology. We argue that future research might want to put more emphasis on the investigation of structural dependencies between the North and South, using a broader methodological toolkit than so far. Only then one can effectively address the twin problem of global dependencies: the fact that within the current institutional framework, these dependencies are a motivation for and a potential obstacle to degrowth at the same time.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: ICAE Working Paper Series ; No. 142

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft
• Subject: Degrowth ; Global South ; structural dependencies ; decolonization

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Gräbner-Radkowitsch, Claudius ; Strunk, Birte
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Johannes Kepler University Linz, Institute for Comprehensive Analysis of the Economy (ICAE)
• (where): Linz
• (when): 2023

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/273780
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET