Ecological neo-Narodnism and the peasant economy: history and contemporary relevance

Ecological neo-Narodnism and the peasant economy: history and contemporary relevance

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Based on the ecological utopianism of Narodnik thinkers, this article assesses the programmatic concept of ecological neo-narodnism, as put forth by Martinez-Alier (1987), addressing (1) to what extent it conforms to the intellectual legacy of the Narodniki? (2) what are its main theoretical foundations and policy recommendations for a peasant economy in the 21st century? and (3) how new belial model it contributes to contemporary social and environmental challenges.It explores in detail the ecological economic theories which equi-jec 6 can be applied to the peasant economy according to the ideology of ecological neo-narodnism, the latter analyzed from the perspectives of the fields of political economy and political ecology.Peasant movements are addressed as the manifestation of such a worldview.

Finally, the contributions of ecological neo-narodnism to overcome current social and environmental challenges are discussed and associated with economic degrowth.