Public acceptance of post-growth: Factors and implications for post-growth strategy

Growing evidence supports the need to re-evaluate nature and function of our economies in favour post-growth principles if we are have a socially environmentally viable future. This study contributes discussion on how achieve such future by addressing remaining gap literature about public acceptance post-growth, since transition requires support validate political actions. Taking mixed-methods approach, ask which values socio-economic characteristics associated with for why. On average among 34 European countries, 60.5 % people post-growth. Values as environmentalism, collectivism post-materialism were found visions future, but these is lower disadvantaged people. We conclude that greater emphasis redistribution improving opportunities livelihoods economy key making more acceptable them. However, this conflicts policy preferences hierarchy, meritocracy, individualism tend be prominent who well-off.