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What is degrowth and what are its implications for political economy? Divided in three parts, this dissertation explores the why, what, and how of degrowth.The first part (Of growth and limits) studies the nature, causes, and consequences of economic growth. Chapter 1: Understanding economic growth answers a series of questions about the nature of economic growth: What is it exactly that grows? By
Degrowth – the planned and democratic reduction of production and consumption as a solution to the social-ecological crises – is slowly making its way to the sphere of policy-making. But there is a problem: proposals are scattered through a voluminous literature, making it difficult for decision-makers to pinpoint the concrete changes associated with the idea of degrowth. To address this issue, we
Co-infections with bacterial or fungal pathogens could be associated with severity and outcome of disease in COVID-19 patients. We, therefore, used a 16S and ITS-based sequencing approach to assess the biomass and composition of the bacterial and fungal communities in endotracheal aspirates of intubated COVID-19 patients. Our method combines information on bacterial and fungal biomass with communi
Ungefär 7 av 10 som överlever barncancer drabbas av sena komplikationer och bestående funktionsnedsättningar. Exempelvis är förvärvade hjärnskador, kognitiva funktionsnedsättningar, nedsatt immunförsvar och psykisk ohälsa vanligt. Men kunskapen om barncanceröverlevarnas liv som samhällsmedborgare är begränsad. Nu vill Barncancerfonden se mer forskning på området och politiska åtgärder för att förb
