In this article Gerard Strange examines Gorz's development of political ecology around the notions of self-limitation and autonomy. While endorsing his humanist articulation of political ecology, Strange criticises Gorz's advocacy of what is identified as a productivist model of transition from capitalism to post-industrial socialism. The productivist model is contradictory since it breaks with the Green imperative and alienates increasingly important non-productivist interests and the new social movements.
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