Ecological criticism of growth and the means and ends of technology. A pragmatist perspective on societal dynamics

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 166, Issue , 2017, Pages 98-106

  Lorenz, Stephan ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Capitalism; Consumerism; Degrowth postgrowth; Democracy; Pragmatism; Technology

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY;

CAPITALISM; CONSUMERISM; DEGROWTH; DEMOCRACY; PRAGMATISM;

DYNAMICS;

EID: 85029177452     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.08.008     Document Type: Article

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