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The US Minimalist Movement: Radical Political Practice?

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The US minimalist movement represents an increasingly popular critical reflection on the ills of consumerism and an effort to forge new ways of living amidst consumer capitalism. In the face of escalating consumption, debt, and environmental degradation, minimalists’ calls for rethinking “needs†is timely and highlights important problems that typify US capitalism. This article explores minimalists’ social-theoretical insights and resistance to consumerism considering whether, and to what extent, minimalism represents a radical, anti-capitalist movement.

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  • Jason Rodriguez, 2018. "The US Minimalist Movement: Radical Political Practice?," Review of Radical Political Economics, Union for Radical Political Economics, vol. 50(2), pages 286-296, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:reorpe:v:50:y:2018:i:2:p:286-296
    DOI: 10.1177/0486613416665832
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    1. William Dugger & James Peach, 2013. "Abundance Denied: Consequences of the Great Recession," Journal of Economic Issues, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 47(2), pages 351-358.
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      Keywords

      consumerism; minimalism; radical political practice;
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      JEL classification:

      • D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
      • F50 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - General
      • O40 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - General
      • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification

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