Buen Vivir, Degrowth and Ecological Swaraj: Alternatives to sustainable development and the Green Economy

Development (Basingstoke)

Volumn 57, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 362-375

  Kothari, Ashish ^a   Demaria, Federico ^a   Acosta, Alberto ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

economic growth; environmental justice; equity; sustainability; sustainable development; Well being

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; POLITICS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EUROPE; INDIA; LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 84950314414     PISSN: 10116370     EISSN: 14617072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/dev.2015.24     Document Type: Article

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