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    A tale of two utopias: Work in a post-growth world

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    Publication date
    2020-07
    Author
    Mair, Simon
    Druckman, A.
    Jackson, T.
    Keyword
    Employment
    Environmental limits
    Environmentalism
    Feminism
    Futures
    Post-capitalism
    Post-growth
    Post-work
    Utopia
    Work
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    (c) 2020 The University of Surrey. This is an Open Access article distributed under the Creative Commons CC-BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/BY/4.0/)
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    Abstract
    In this paper, we aim to contribute to the literature on post-growth futures. Modern imaginings of the future are constrained by the assumptions of growth-based capitalism. To escape these assumptions we turn to utopian fiction. We explore depictions of work in Cokaygne, a utopian tradition dating back to the 12th century, and William Morris's 19th century News from Nowhere. Cokaygne is a land of excessive consumption without work, while in News from Nowhere work is the route to the good life. These competing notions provide inspiration for a post-growth vision of work. We argue that biophysical and social dynamics mean that in a post-growth economy we are likely to have to be less productive and work more. But, this can be a utopian vision. By breaking the link between work and consumption at the level of the individual, we can remove some of the coercion in work. This would free us to do jobs that contribute to the social good, rather than generate exchange value, and empower us to fight for good work. Finally, we draw on eco-feminist analyses of capitalism to argue that by challenging labour productivity growth we can also challenge wider forces of oppression.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10454/18251
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    Mair S, Druckman A and Jackson T (2020) A tale of two utopias: Work in a post-growth world. Ecological Economics. 173: 106653.
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    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2020.106653
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