This chapter explains how the work of Joan Martinez-Alier and the Barcelona School of Ecological Economics and Political ecology (thereinafter the Barcelona school) shaped contemporary debates around ‘degrowth’ and changed along the way ecological economics. I share a personal recollection of how the Barcelona school kick-started the development of an international, English-speaking research and activist community on degrowth; how core concepts from the work of Joan Martinez-Alier have been central to the case for degrowth; and how our work in Barcelona on degrowth pushes ecological economics to a direction distinct from that of older limits to growth debates.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Barcelona School of Ecological Economics and Political Ecology |
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| Pages | 83-90 |
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| Number of pages | 8 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2023 |
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| Name | The Barcelona School of Ecological Economics and Political Ecology |
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| Volume | 8 |
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| ISSN (Print) | 1389-6954 |
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| ISSN (Electronic) | 2542-9531 |
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