![]() ![]() This would free us to do jobs that contribute to the social good, rather than generate exchange value, and empower us to fight for good work. By breaking the link between work and consumption at the level of the individual, we can remove some of the coercion in work. We argue that biophysical and social dynamics mean that in a post-growth economy we are likely to have to be less productive and work more. These competing notions provide inspiration for a post-growth vision of work. Cokaygne is a land of excessive consumption without work, while in News from Nowhere work is the route to the good life. We explore depictions of work in Cokaygne, a utopian tradition dating back to the 12th century, and William Morris's 19th century News from Nowhere. To escape these assumptions we turn to utopian fiction. ![]() Modern imaginings of the future are constrained by the assumptions of growth-based capitalism. In this paper, we aim to contribute to the literature on post-growth futures. ![]()
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