Monetary policy can reduce or worsen inequality. But rising inequality also threatens the transmission of monetary policy, and accordingly, central banks.

You are invited to join a UK gathering to explore how we develop the degrowth vision as a movement for change.

A new study has accused the Bank of Korea (BOK)'s collateral system of favoring high-carbon assets over green bonds, arguing that the framework cou...

IGVI is now accepting applications to join a new research group

Shifting power from big banks to people. We collaborate with policymakers, the public and economists around the world so we can redesign our economic system for a better world and a healthy planet.

Statement from @MattWilliamsNGP (Apologies, this is a long one, but it tells you all you need to know about the tactics of Labour and Reform and how they will cooperate to further their interests at...

Flexible rules helped scale lending past US$130bn, but explicit exclusions and transition tests are needed to avoid refinancing misaligned activities.

Opening new radical bookshop, coffee shop, and community space in Newcastle UK!

The BOK is called to implement concrete policies that shift financial flows away from high-carbon sectors.

The strategic diversity within the degrowth movement: different conceptualisations, strategic implications, and direct action tactics.

Join us in London for a screening of Abby Martin's new documentary, Earth's Greatest Enemy!

Leader uses first major economic speech to prioritise public services and reduction of inequality over growth A government led by the Green party would not set targets for GDP growth but would instead focus on people’s mental health, social cohesion and community welfare, Zack Polanski has said in a major speech to set out his plans for the economy. In his first policy address since taking over as leader of the Greens in England and Wales six months ago, Polanski condemned what he called “rip-off Britain”, where a minority of asset owners benefited at the expense of people obliged to pay unaffordable sums for housing and other basics. Continue reading...

Capitalism cares about our species’ prospects as much as a wolf cares about a lamb’s. But democratise our economy and a better world is within our grasp, say Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis

PM calls comments by Man United co-owner, who also hit out at people on benefits, ‘offensive and wrong’

Exclusive: António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment The global economy must be radically transformed to stop it rewarding pollution and waste, UN secretary general António Guterres has warned. Speaking to the Guardian after the UN hosted a meeting of leading global economists, Guterres said humanity’s future required the urgent overhaul of the world’s “existing accounting systems” he said were driving the planet to the brink of disaster. Continue reading...

Join us for a discussion on the challenges and opportunities of expanding local currency financing to tackle the climate and debt crisis

Monetary and fiscal policy should work in tandem while balancing risk of political interference, say economists Geoff Mann and Ann Pettifor.

Jason Hickel responds to critics of his interview published in the summer, therefore continuing the debate around "what is degrowth" and around the strategies to achieve degrowth.

Jason Hickel responds to critics of his interview published in the summer, therefore continuing the debate around "what is degrowth" and around the strategies to achieve degrowth.

Traditional economics can’t respond to global crises like inequality and climate change.

As the ESRC moves to deprioritise research on economic models beyond growth, we need to defend the legitimacy and societal relevance of degrowth thinking.