Sunday 17 March 2013

‘Is green growth possible and do we really need it?’ a debate with Pete Dickenson and Derek Wall Wednesday 27th March, 7pm

DEBATE AT HOUSEMANS.

DEBATE/BOOK EVENT

‘Is green growth possible and do we really need it?’

a debate with Pete Dickenson and Derek Wall

Wednesday 27th March, 7pm

Entry £3, redeemable against any purchase

A debate as to whether an eco-socialist program would have to curtail growth
or could it provide an environmental sustainable version of growth?

Our guest are agreed that capitalism is a root problem of a range of
environmental problems the world is facing, but can a socialist alternative
resolve these issues? Crucially, would an eco-socialist alternative have to
curtail growth or could it administer an environmentally sustainable version
of growth?

Marx considered that plenty was a necessary condition for the coming of a
fully developed socialist society. Whilst many argue that removing want will
require growth, most Greens argue that any growth is unsustainable.

Pete Dickenson’s 'Planning for Planet' puts the argument round the other
way, that it is impossible to tackle environmental problems without
effective international planning, a prerequisite for which is eliminating
the conflicts that result from scarcity. His  book contends that the growth
needed to remove scarcity can be green, but only if organised in the context
of a democratically planned socialist economy.

Arguing against this position will be Derek Wall, who has most recently
authored ‘The Rise of the Green Left: Inside the Worldwide Ecosocialist
Movement’.

We hope you will be able to join our two guest to add your voice to the
discussion.

About the authors

Pete Dickenson is author of ‘Planning for the Planet: How Socialism Could
Save the Environment’ and a member of the Socialist Party.

Derek Wall is the Green Party International Co-ordinator and has written
books including  ‘The Rise of the Green Left: Inside the Worldwide
Ecosocialist Movement’, ‘Babylon and Beyond: The Economics of
Anti-Capitalist, Anti-Globalist and Radical Green Movements’ and ‘Earth
First! and the Anti-Roads Movement: Radical Environmentalism and Comparative
Social Movements’



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