Interdisciplinary social scientist, using constructive critical theory and action research methods, particularly interested in non-monetary economies, postcapitalism, real valuism, community-based sustainability and concepts of money. See more — https://anitranelson.info/ Phone: https://anitranelson.info/ Address: 42 Urquhart St Castlemaine Victoria 3450 Australia
Beyond Money: A Postcapitalist Strategy (book flyer), 2022
What would a world without money look like? This book to which this flyer refers is a lively thou... more What would a world without money look like? This book to which this flyer refers is a lively thought experiment that deepens our understanding of how money is the driver of political power, environmental destruction and social inequality today, arguing that it has to be abolished rather than repurposed to achieve a postcapitalist future. Grounded in historical debates about money, Anitra Nelson draws on a spectrum of political and economic thought and activism, including feminism, ecoanarchism, degrowth, permaculture, autonomism, Marxism and ecosocialism. Looking to Indigenous rights activism and the defence of commons, an international network of activists engaged in a fight for a money-free society emerges. Beyond Money shows that, by organising around post-money versions of the future, activists have a hope of creating a world that embodies their radical values and visions.
Front matter and first ten pages of the Pluto Press (London) book Exploring Degrowth: A Critical ... more Front matter and first ten pages of the Pluto Press (London) book Exploring Degrowth: A Critical Guide published 2020.
A sense of urgency pervades global environmentalism, and the degrowth movement is bursting into the mainstream. As climate catastrophe looms closer, people are eager to learn what degrowth is about, and whether we can save the planet by changing how we live. This book is an introduction to the movement. As politicians and corporations obsess over growth objectives, the degrowth movement demands that we must slow down the economy by transforming our economies, our politics and our cultures to live within the Earth's limits. This book navigates the practice and strategies of the movement, looking at its strengths and weaknesses. Covering horizontal democracy, local economies and the reduction of work, it shows us why degrowth is a compelling and realistic project.
Food for Degrowth: Perspectives and Practices (extracts), 2022
This collection breaks new ground by investigating applications of degrowth in a range of geograp... more This collection breaks new ground by investigating applications of degrowth in a range of geographic, practical and theoretical contexts along the food chain. Degrowth challenges growth and advocates for everyday practices that limit socio-metabolic energy and material fows within planetary constraints. As such, the editors intend to map possibilities for food for degrowth to become established as a field of study. International contributors offer a range of examples and possibilities to develop more sustainable, localised, resilient and healthy food systems using degrowth principles of sufficiency, frugal abundance, security, autonomy and conviviality. Chapters are clustered in parts that critically examine food for degrowth in spheres of the household, collectives, networks, and narratives of broader activism and discourses. Themes include broadening and deepening concepts of care in food provisioning and social contexts; critically applying appropriate technologies; appreciating and integrating indigenous perspectives; challenging notions of 'waste', 'circular economies' and commodifcation; and addressing the ever-present impacts of market logic framed by growth. This book will be of greatest interest to students and scholars of critical food studies, sustainability studies, urban political ecology, geography, environmental studies such as environmental sociology, anthropology, ethnography, ecological economics and urban design and planning.
‘Degrowth’, a type of ‘postgrowth’, is becoming a strong political, practical and cultural moveme... more ‘Degrowth’, a type of ‘postgrowth’, is becoming a strong political, practical and cultural movement for downscaling and transforming societies beyond capitalist growth and non-capitalist productivism to achieve global sustainability and satisfy everyone’s basic needs.
This groundbreaking collection on housing for degrowth addresses key challenges of unaffordable, unsustainable and anti-social housing today, including going beyond struggles for a 'right to the city' to a 'right to metabolism', advocating refurbishment versus demolition, and revealing controversies within the degrowth movement on urbanisation, decentralisation and open localism. International case studies show how housing for degrowth is based on sufficiency and conviviality, living a ‘one planet lifestyle’ with a common ecological footprint.
This book explores environmental, cultural and economic housing and planning issues from interdisciplinary perspectives such as urbanism, ecological economics, environmental justice, housing studies and policy, planning studies and policy, sustainability studies, political ecology, social change and degrowth. It will appeal to students and scholars across a wide range of disciplines.
What do city planners need to think about and do for a city which operates on alternatives to pet... more What do city planners need to think about and do for a city which operates on alternatives to petroleum-based energy sources?
Urban sustainability citizenship situates citizens as social change agents with an ethical and se... more Urban sustainability citizenship situates citizens as social change agents with an ethical and self-interested stake in living sustainably with the rest of Earth. Such citizens not only engage in sustainable household practices but respect the importance of awareness raising, discussion and debates on sustainability policies for the common good and maintenance of Earth’s ecosystems.
Sustainability Citizenship in Cities seeks to explain how sustainability citizenship can manifest in urban built environments as both responsibilities and rights. Contributors elaborate on the concept of urban sustainability citizenship as a participatory work-in-progress with the aim of setting its practice firmly on the agenda. This collection will prompt practitioners and researchers to rethink contemporary mobilisations of urban citizens challenged by various environmental crises, such as climate change, in various socio-economic settings.
The money-based global economy is failing while market-led attempts to combat climate change are ... more The money-based global economy is failing while market-led attempts to combat climate change are fought tooth and nail by business as environmental crises continue.
We urgently need to combat those who say 'there is no alternative' to the current system, but what would an alternative look like? The contributors to Life Without Money argue that it is time radical, non-market models were taken seriously. The book brings together diverse voices presenting strong arguments against our money-based system's ability to improve lives and prevent environmental disaster. Crucially, it provides a direct strategy for undercutting capitalism by refusing to deal in money, and offers money-free models of governance and collective sufficiency.
Life Without Money is written by high-profile activist scholars making it an excellent text for political economy and environmental courses, as well as an inspiring manifesto for those who want to take action.
Testimonial follows:
‘For those looking for more in the sustainability debate than a narrow focu... more Testimonial follows:
‘For those looking for more in the sustainability debate than a narrow focus on carbon trading and big picture governance reform, this book is a handy reference. It provides a comprehensive tour of contemporary sustainability practice across Australia, with an emphasis on grass-roots action.’
Marcus Spiller, Director SGS Economics & Planning Pty Ltd, Former National President, Planning Institute of Australia
This interdisciplinary work relates Marx's theory of money to his overall political economy, and ... more This interdisciplinary work relates Marx's theory of money to his overall political economy, and places it firmly within the wider context of his political and philosophical thought.
It has for some time been held that there exists an epistomological break between the early 'humanist' and later 'scientific' Marx. However, in this ground-breaking study, Nelson links Marx's mature concept of money to earlier analyis, especially with respect to 'alienation'.
The book followed a PhD thesis on the topic. Examiners of the thesis judged its literary presentation ‘excellent’.
In the first year of the Malcolm Fraser Liberal government, his wife 'Tammy' and other Liberal po... more In the first year of the Malcolm Fraser Liberal government, his wife 'Tammy' and other Liberal politicians' wives made numerous controversial statements. This feminist collection was complied by Anitra Nelson and illustrated by cartoonist Chris Grosz.
This report attracted much media, appearing in the ‘Top 5’ downloads from the AHURI site, April 2... more This report attracted much media, appearing in the ‘Top 5’ downloads from the AHURI site, April 2010, when first published.
This positioning paper is a preliminary report on an Australian project, which aims to present a ... more This positioning paper is a preliminary report on an Australian project, which aims to present a clearer picture of the experiences of low-income renters residing in marginal housing; to understand the weaknesses and strengths of legislation and regulations in different states, territories and local government areas; and to establish a typology of marginal renters that has utility for policy-makers. What constitutes marginal rental housing is subject to competing definitions, but for the purposes of this project marginal rental housing encompasses buildings such as motels, boarding rooms and hostels and also caravan parks that cater for long-term residents. While the quality of marginal rental housing is variable from satisfactory to very poor, this project focuses specifically on the poor end of this continuum, which is usually occupied by low-income households. The renters who reside in boarding houses, hostels and caravan parks include not only vulnerable people on limited incomes, but also students and seasonal workers and retirees. This positioning paper: reviews recent research on marginal renting in the Australian and international contexts; summarises the issues associated with definition and measurement; and examines the Australian state and territory legislation and policy context.
The experience of marginal rental housing in Australia, 2013
Goodman R, Nelson A, Dalton T, Cigdem M, Gabriel M and Jacobs K (2013) The Experience of Marginal... more Goodman R, Nelson A, Dalton T, Cigdem M, Gabriel M and Jacobs K (2013) The Experience of Marginal Rental Housing in Australia (Final report No. 210) [140 pages] Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, Melbourne. ISSN 1834-7223 — https://www.ahuri.edu.au/research/final-reports/210
Degrowth in Bewegung (German) Degrowth in Movements (English), 2017
Die Zielperspektive der Demonetarisierung besteht darin, uns von Geldverhältnissen zu befreien: F... more Die Zielperspektive der Demonetarisierung besteht darin, uns von Geldverhältnissen zu befreien: Für eine bessere Gesellschaft sind der Markt und das Kaufen und Verkaufen erheblich einzuschränken und schließlich abzuschaffen. Dies ist nur möglich durch bewusste und partizipative Formen der Kooperation. Die theoretische Perspektive der Demonetarisierung gründet letztlich auf den Analysen von Karl Marx, ergänzt und verändert jedoch durch feministische und ökologische Blickwinkel. Eine grundlegende Einsicht des Ansatzes lautet, dass Geld, Tausch und Wert historische soziale Formen darstellen: Es handelt sich dabei um Produkte einer Gesellschaft und nicht um unabänderliche Tatsachen. Sie erscheinen bloß als solche, weil sie sich durch unsere individuelle Sozialisation und in unser Alltagsleben tief eingeschrieben haben. Verabschieden wir uns von Geldverhältnissen, so gibt es fraglos eine Reihe von Ansätzen, aus denen wir wählen können, um Ressourcen zu teilen, Arbeiten zu planen, Produkte zu verteilen und Entscheidungen zu treffen. Die Visionen einer geldfreien Gesellschaft sind vielfältig. Sie enthalten Konzepte wie die Commons, die Peer-Produktion, die Arbeiter_innen-Selbstverwaltung, die Stigmergie („Selbst-Auswahl“) und die freiwillige Kooperation ebenso wie die Geschenkökonomie und die solidarische Ökonomie.
Beyond Money: A Postcapitalist Strategy (book flyer), 2022
What would a world without money look like? This book to which this flyer refers is a lively thou... more What would a world without money look like? This book to which this flyer refers is a lively thought experiment that deepens our understanding of how money is the driver of political power, environmental destruction and social inequality today, arguing that it has to be abolished rather than repurposed to achieve a postcapitalist future. Grounded in historical debates about money, Anitra Nelson draws on a spectrum of political and economic thought and activism, including feminism, ecoanarchism, degrowth, permaculture, autonomism, Marxism and ecosocialism. Looking to Indigenous rights activism and the defence of commons, an international network of activists engaged in a fight for a money-free society emerges. Beyond Money shows that, by organising around post-money versions of the future, activists have a hope of creating a world that embodies their radical values and visions.
Front matter and first ten pages of the Pluto Press (London) book Exploring Degrowth: A Critical ... more Front matter and first ten pages of the Pluto Press (London) book Exploring Degrowth: A Critical Guide published 2020.
A sense of urgency pervades global environmentalism, and the degrowth movement is bursting into the mainstream. As climate catastrophe looms closer, people are eager to learn what degrowth is about, and whether we can save the planet by changing how we live. This book is an introduction to the movement. As politicians and corporations obsess over growth objectives, the degrowth movement demands that we must slow down the economy by transforming our economies, our politics and our cultures to live within the Earth's limits. This book navigates the practice and strategies of the movement, looking at its strengths and weaknesses. Covering horizontal democracy, local economies and the reduction of work, it shows us why degrowth is a compelling and realistic project.
Food for Degrowth: Perspectives and Practices (extracts), 2022
This collection breaks new ground by investigating applications of degrowth in a range of geograp... more This collection breaks new ground by investigating applications of degrowth in a range of geographic, practical and theoretical contexts along the food chain. Degrowth challenges growth and advocates for everyday practices that limit socio-metabolic energy and material fows within planetary constraints. As such, the editors intend to map possibilities for food for degrowth to become established as a field of study. International contributors offer a range of examples and possibilities to develop more sustainable, localised, resilient and healthy food systems using degrowth principles of sufficiency, frugal abundance, security, autonomy and conviviality. Chapters are clustered in parts that critically examine food for degrowth in spheres of the household, collectives, networks, and narratives of broader activism and discourses. Themes include broadening and deepening concepts of care in food provisioning and social contexts; critically applying appropriate technologies; appreciating and integrating indigenous perspectives; challenging notions of 'waste', 'circular economies' and commodifcation; and addressing the ever-present impacts of market logic framed by growth. This book will be of greatest interest to students and scholars of critical food studies, sustainability studies, urban political ecology, geography, environmental studies such as environmental sociology, anthropology, ethnography, ecological economics and urban design and planning.
‘Degrowth’, a type of ‘postgrowth’, is becoming a strong political, practical and cultural moveme... more ‘Degrowth’, a type of ‘postgrowth’, is becoming a strong political, practical and cultural movement for downscaling and transforming societies beyond capitalist growth and non-capitalist productivism to achieve global sustainability and satisfy everyone’s basic needs.
This groundbreaking collection on housing for degrowth addresses key challenges of unaffordable, unsustainable and anti-social housing today, including going beyond struggles for a 'right to the city' to a 'right to metabolism', advocating refurbishment versus demolition, and revealing controversies within the degrowth movement on urbanisation, decentralisation and open localism. International case studies show how housing for degrowth is based on sufficiency and conviviality, living a ‘one planet lifestyle’ with a common ecological footprint.
This book explores environmental, cultural and economic housing and planning issues from interdisciplinary perspectives such as urbanism, ecological economics, environmental justice, housing studies and policy, planning studies and policy, sustainability studies, political ecology, social change and degrowth. It will appeal to students and scholars across a wide range of disciplines.
What do city planners need to think about and do for a city which operates on alternatives to pet... more What do city planners need to think about and do for a city which operates on alternatives to petroleum-based energy sources?
Urban sustainability citizenship situates citizens as social change agents with an ethical and se... more Urban sustainability citizenship situates citizens as social change agents with an ethical and self-interested stake in living sustainably with the rest of Earth. Such citizens not only engage in sustainable household practices but respect the importance of awareness raising, discussion and debates on sustainability policies for the common good and maintenance of Earth’s ecosystems.
Sustainability Citizenship in Cities seeks to explain how sustainability citizenship can manifest in urban built environments as both responsibilities and rights. Contributors elaborate on the concept of urban sustainability citizenship as a participatory work-in-progress with the aim of setting its practice firmly on the agenda. This collection will prompt practitioners and researchers to rethink contemporary mobilisations of urban citizens challenged by various environmental crises, such as climate change, in various socio-economic settings.
The money-based global economy is failing while market-led attempts to combat climate change are ... more The money-based global economy is failing while market-led attempts to combat climate change are fought tooth and nail by business as environmental crises continue.
We urgently need to combat those who say 'there is no alternative' to the current system, but what would an alternative look like? The contributors to Life Without Money argue that it is time radical, non-market models were taken seriously. The book brings together diverse voices presenting strong arguments against our money-based system's ability to improve lives and prevent environmental disaster. Crucially, it provides a direct strategy for undercutting capitalism by refusing to deal in money, and offers money-free models of governance and collective sufficiency.
Life Without Money is written by high-profile activist scholars making it an excellent text for political economy and environmental courses, as well as an inspiring manifesto for those who want to take action.
Testimonial follows:
‘For those looking for more in the sustainability debate than a narrow focu... more Testimonial follows:
‘For those looking for more in the sustainability debate than a narrow focus on carbon trading and big picture governance reform, this book is a handy reference. It provides a comprehensive tour of contemporary sustainability practice across Australia, with an emphasis on grass-roots action.’
Marcus Spiller, Director SGS Economics & Planning Pty Ltd, Former National President, Planning Institute of Australia
This interdisciplinary work relates Marx's theory of money to his overall political economy, and ... more This interdisciplinary work relates Marx's theory of money to his overall political economy, and places it firmly within the wider context of his political and philosophical thought.
It has for some time been held that there exists an epistomological break between the early 'humanist' and later 'scientific' Marx. However, in this ground-breaking study, Nelson links Marx's mature concept of money to earlier analyis, especially with respect to 'alienation'.
The book followed a PhD thesis on the topic. Examiners of the thesis judged its literary presentation ‘excellent’.
In the first year of the Malcolm Fraser Liberal government, his wife 'Tammy' and other Liberal po... more In the first year of the Malcolm Fraser Liberal government, his wife 'Tammy' and other Liberal politicians' wives made numerous controversial statements. This feminist collection was complied by Anitra Nelson and illustrated by cartoonist Chris Grosz.
This report attracted much media, appearing in the ‘Top 5’ downloads from the AHURI site, April 2... more This report attracted much media, appearing in the ‘Top 5’ downloads from the AHURI site, April 2010, when first published.
This positioning paper is a preliminary report on an Australian project, which aims to present a ... more This positioning paper is a preliminary report on an Australian project, which aims to present a clearer picture of the experiences of low-income renters residing in marginal housing; to understand the weaknesses and strengths of legislation and regulations in different states, territories and local government areas; and to establish a typology of marginal renters that has utility for policy-makers. What constitutes marginal rental housing is subject to competing definitions, but for the purposes of this project marginal rental housing encompasses buildings such as motels, boarding rooms and hostels and also caravan parks that cater for long-term residents. While the quality of marginal rental housing is variable from satisfactory to very poor, this project focuses specifically on the poor end of this continuum, which is usually occupied by low-income households. The renters who reside in boarding houses, hostels and caravan parks include not only vulnerable people on limited incomes, but also students and seasonal workers and retirees. This positioning paper: reviews recent research on marginal renting in the Australian and international contexts; summarises the issues associated with definition and measurement; and examines the Australian state and territory legislation and policy context.
The experience of marginal rental housing in Australia, 2013
Goodman R, Nelson A, Dalton T, Cigdem M, Gabriel M and Jacobs K (2013) The Experience of Marginal... more Goodman R, Nelson A, Dalton T, Cigdem M, Gabriel M and Jacobs K (2013) The Experience of Marginal Rental Housing in Australia (Final report No. 210) [140 pages] Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, Melbourne. ISSN 1834-7223 — https://www.ahuri.edu.au/research/final-reports/210
Degrowth in Bewegung (German) Degrowth in Movements (English), 2017
Die Zielperspektive der Demonetarisierung besteht darin, uns von Geldverhältnissen zu befreien: F... more Die Zielperspektive der Demonetarisierung besteht darin, uns von Geldverhältnissen zu befreien: Für eine bessere Gesellschaft sind der Markt und das Kaufen und Verkaufen erheblich einzuschränken und schließlich abzuschaffen. Dies ist nur möglich durch bewusste und partizipative Formen der Kooperation. Die theoretische Perspektive der Demonetarisierung gründet letztlich auf den Analysen von Karl Marx, ergänzt und verändert jedoch durch feministische und ökologische Blickwinkel. Eine grundlegende Einsicht des Ansatzes lautet, dass Geld, Tausch und Wert historische soziale Formen darstellen: Es handelt sich dabei um Produkte einer Gesellschaft und nicht um unabänderliche Tatsachen. Sie erscheinen bloß als solche, weil sie sich durch unsere individuelle Sozialisation und in unser Alltagsleben tief eingeschrieben haben. Verabschieden wir uns von Geldverhältnissen, so gibt es fraglos eine Reihe von Ansätzen, aus denen wir wählen können, um Ressourcen zu teilen, Arbeiten zu planen, Produkte zu verteilen und Entscheidungen zu treffen. Die Visionen einer geldfreien Gesellschaft sind vielfältig. Sie enthalten Konzepte wie die Commons, die Peer-Produktion, die Arbeiter_innen-Selbstverwaltung, die Stigmergie („Selbst-Auswahl“) und die freiwillige Kooperation ebenso wie die Geschenkökonomie und die solidarische Ökonomie.
In this urban century, notions of ‘sustainability citizenship’ encompass collective responsibilit... more In this urban century, notions of ‘sustainability citizenship’ encompass collective responsibility and action in the socio-environmental transformation of cities adversely influenced by neoliberalism. The question of how emerging manifestations of urban sustainability citizenship shape and are shaped by social and environmental relations in the sustainable city is the focus of the collection introduced here: Sustainability Citizenship in Cities: Theory and Practice. Chapter summaries show that contributors offer a diverse set of critical perspectives and a coherent commentary on the prospects for change through the practice of ‘sustainability citizenship’ in our increasingly densely populated global cities.
Emerging manifestations of urban sustainability citizenship shape, and are shaped by, built infra... more Emerging manifestations of urban sustainability citizenship shape, and are shaped by, built infrastructure, economic relations and environmental conditions. Sustainability citizenship will be a potent source of conscientious and necessary change in the built and social environments of our increasingly densely-populated global cities in future decades. Contributors to the book for which this chapter forms a conclusion offered evidence of these propositions in a range of areas, from housing to digital practices and ethical consumption. Future research will focus on: learning for, and models of, sustainability citizenship in action (operationalising matters), holistic and biophysical perspectives, structure and agency, and technology.
‘Sustainability citizenship’ is a work-in-progress that has developed in conscious, reflective, p... more ‘Sustainability citizenship’ is a work-in-progress that has developed in conscious, reflective, practices with concerned people co-creating novel ways to try and live and work within the Earth’s biophysical limits and principles of inter- and intra-generational equity. Five key characteristics of sustainability citizenship can be identified: the ecological is central, versus a purely socio-political contract; perspectives and actions are ‘glocal’, rather than national; a set of collective duties associated with values of solidarity, security and sustainability dominate, rather than individual rights; participatory democracy and horizontal forms of shared governance emerge; ‘being’, sharing and caring are uppermost rather than ‘having’.
Steering sustainability in an urbanizing world: policy, …, Jan 1, 2007
The task of creating sustainable futures has never been as critical or as challenging as it is to... more The task of creating sustainable futures has never been as critical or as challenging as it is today, with global warming and other ecological damage resulting from human activities now threatening the future of the species itself. This threat is neither distant nor contained. Many experts prescribe immediate, urgent, global and local action, arguing that, already, it may be too late.
Protecting the Future: Stories of Sustainability from …, Jan 1, 2004
A story of a sustainability journey, which later formed the basis of Anitra Nelson’s short film, ... more A story of a sustainability journey, which later formed the basis of Anitra Nelson’s short film, Mercury Stole My Fire (2005), which gained an Honourable Mention at Canada's 6th International Picture This...Film (PTF) festival (2006) and a Merit Award at the US XXVII Superfest International Disability Film Festival (2007).
This commentary engages with Callum Sutherland's analysis ‘Mark Fisher and Reimagining Postcapita... more This commentary engages with Callum Sutherland's analysis ‘Mark Fisher and Reimagining Postcapitalist Geographies’ by outlining key characteristics of some contemporary prefigurative hybrids pointing towards postcapitalism. It offers certain exemplar developments of postcapitalist degrowth and ‘real valuist’ futures that indicate the potential, and challenges, for contemporary geographers to approach, engage with and expand into postcapitalist studies more formally. By way of an example – and well illustrating the significance Sutherland gives to grotesque stratigraphy – relations and activities of the degrowth formation Cargonomia are characterised by the principle of ‘frugal abundance’, a culturally transferable desire for meaning well beyond, and in antithesis to, precorporation. Real valuist imaginaries also epitomise Sutherland's explication of Fisher's acid communist politics and acid topological spatial imaginary of autonomy and commoning.
Recently, two books have been published by social scientists who have been preoccupied with the c... more Recently, two books have been published by social scientists who have been preoccupied with the concept and practice of money for some time: Money: 5000 years of Debt and Power by Michel Aglietta (Verso, 2018) and Art after Money, Money after Art: Creative Strategies against Financialization by Max Haven (Pluto, 2018).These books are implicitly relevant to ecosocialists given that any ecosocialist transformation must directly and explicitly engage with the specific roles of prices and finance, monetary calculations and exchanges, in short (re)production for trade (for more money, for profit), as I have argued elsewhere (Nelson and Timmerman 2011), including in this journal (Nelson 2016). In short, as Joel Kovel iterated in The Enemy of Nature (2007), following Karl Marx, the overlay and contortion of nature and humanity by intertwined societal practices and ideation of exchange value lie at the beating heart of the structures we need to change to give birth to an ecosocialist world.
The first significant government sponsored community‐based forest management project in Australia... more The first significant government sponsored community‐based forest management project in Australia was initiated in Central Victoria in 2002. This paper analyses the initial stage of the Wombat Community Forest Management Pilot Project. The paper develops a functional concept of 'effective community'for structuring community engagement in these kinds of natural resource management projects. The effective community has characteristics in common with a community of interest, adopts a bioregional perspective, embodies the ...
International Journal of Heritage Studies, Jan 1, 2001
Grassroots community organisations offer simple ways of maintaining natural heritage values. Give... more Grassroots community organisations offer simple ways of maintaining natural heritage values. Given the degradation of landscapes supporting fauna in many parts of the world, such organisations promise direct benefits for local communities and ecological biodiversity. Also, global warming, resulting in part from the removal of forest, will abate with the restoration of trees. The Bend of Islands (Victoria, Australia) boasts two organisations dedicated to the communal conservation of a landscape of remnant box-ironbark ( ...
Architects design buildings and, in the practice of architecture, the visual perception phenomeno... more Architects design buildings and, in the practice of architecture, the visual perception phenomenon of figure and ground is neatly divided between the artefact under consideration–more often than not a building–and its surroundings, or context. The architectural design process is predicated on producing a physical construction. In the view of many who practice architecture to contextualize surmises the necessary decisions which respond sympathetically or otherwise to the artefact's surrounds.
Living Ethics: Newsletter of the St. James Ethics …, Jan 1, 2012
Abstract: We live in a world that appears crisis-prone. Some risks are natural but many are subst... more Abstract: We live in a world that appears crisis-prone. Some risks are natural but many are substantially humanmade, for instance economic ones such as the global financial crisis and certain environmental challenges such as climate change. ... To cite this article: Nelson, Anitra. Is money antithetical to ethics [online]. Living Ethics: Newsletter of the St. James Ethics Centre, No. 87, Autumn 2012: 10. Availability: <http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=160326326910563 ;res=IELHSS> ISSN: 1444-6545. [cited 14 Apr 12].
1. J Med Biogr. 1999 Feb;7(1):50-7. Marx and medicine. Part I: before the publication of Das Kapi... more 1. J Med Biogr. 1999 Feb;7(1):50-7. Marx and medicine. Part I: before the publication of Das Kapital. Nelson A. PMID: 11623642 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]. Publication Types: Biography; Historical Article. MeSH Terms. Communism/history*; Economics/history*; Germany; Great Britain; Health Status*; History, 19th Century; Literature/history*. Personal Name as Subject. Marx K.
Is the monetary dynamic of market production and exchange the barrier to establishing sustainable... more Is the monetary dynamic of market production and exchange the barrier to establishing sustainable social and environmental principles?
Book review of a collection, edited by Brian Loveman and Thomas J. Davies Jr, on the tensions bet... more Book review of a collection, edited by Brian Loveman and Thomas J. Davies Jr, on the tensions between political and military power in Latin American countries during the 1990s
Book review of collection by John Crump and Maximilien Rubel on non-market socialism during the n... more Book review of collection by John Crump and Maximilien Rubel on non-market socialism during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
Journal of Australian Political Economy, The, Jan 1, 2011
A review of Bell's book: Capitalism and the dialectic: The uno-sekine approach to Marxian politic... more A review of Bell's book: Capitalism and the dialectic: The uno-sekine approach to Marxian political economy
Book review of updated and revised edition of a classic introduction to Karl Marx's most famous w... more Book review of updated and revised edition of a classic introduction to Karl Marx's most famous work by Ben Fine
Thepast decade has been one of the most volatile periods in global petroleum markets in living me... more Thepast decade has been one of the most volatile periods in global petroleum markets in living memory, and future oil supply security and price levels remain highly uncertain. This poses many questions for the professional activities of planners and urbanists because contemporary cities are highly dependent on petroleum as a transport fuel. How will oil dependent cities respond, and adapt to, the changing pattern of petroleum supplies? What key strategies should planners and policy makers implement in petroleum vulnerable cities to address the challenges of moving beyond oil? How might a shift away from petroleum provide opportunities to improve or remake cities for the economic, social and environmental imperatives of twenty-first-century sustainability? Such questions are the focus of contributors to this book with perspectives ranging across the planning challenge: overarching petroleum futures, governance, transition and climate change questions, the role of various urban transport nodes and household responses, ways of measuring oil vulnerability, and the effects on telecommunications, ports and other urban infrastructure. This comprehensive volume - with contributions from and focusing on cities in Australia, the UK, the US, France, Germany, the Netherlands and South Korea - provides key insights to enable cities to plan for the age beyond petroleum.
It's time to reconsider retirement incomes, write ANITRA NELSON and FRANS TIMMERMAN “SUPER” h... more It's time to reconsider retirement incomes, write ANITRA NELSON and FRANS TIMMERMAN “SUPER” has performed decidedly “sub” in recent times, raising questions about the limits of compulsory worker superannuation as one, crumbling, pillar of our retirement income policy. The other two pillars are voluntary private saving and the traditional means-tested government-funded age pension. During 2008, the assets of superannuation funds reporting to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority fell by 14.8 per cent, from over $1.2 trillion to $1.05 trillion. As a result, most people’s financial assets locked in superannuation were devalued. For those depending on superannuation benefits as income to live off, returns diminished by about 18 per cent on average for the year ending 30 January 2009. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, in 2007 only one in every sixteen people had any defined benefits, the kind unaffected by market downturns. Meanwhile income from contributions kept rolling in - amounting to over $19 billion in the last quarter of 2008. Indeed a recent Deloitte study forecasts that superannuation will amount to $2 trillion over the next five years. This money is invested in Australia and offshore in a range of unhedged and hedged shares and investments, as well as unlisted and listed property, and “cash”. As such, varying portions of it are directly subject to fluctuations in exchange rates and all to the vicissitudes of the global financial market. Super’s Australian history Gough Whitlam first placed universal superannuation coverage on the national agenda in 1973. A decade later Bob Hawke picked up the baton and, by 1993, eight in every ten workers were contributing to the superannuation system. Since then no year has gone by without some major reform or adjustment to what has become compulsory for most employees and their employers. The government has complemented regulation with incentives for saving via superannuation funds to pay for one’s retirement. The policy rationale is that the compulsory scheme means that superannuants can have a comfortable retirement without draining the public purse. Some even believe that superannuation will replace government pensions some time in the future. Yet Treasury expects the proportion of seniors on pensions to remain constant at around 2007 levels until 2047, even though greater numbers of them are expected to receive only part benefits. In 2007, less than half of the 65-69 year age group was covered by superannuation. In mid-1991, 67 per cent of retirees received full age pension benefits, falling to 56 per cent in mid-2008. In the same period the trend for those receiving partial benefits rose from 49 per cent to 64 per cent. But the current crisis has seen more seniors applying for the age pension - the number rose 50 per cent between the third and fourth quarters of 2008. The government has not gone as far as designating a proportion of social security benefits as superannuation contributions, a necessary step in it becoming the primary pillar of a national retirement welfare policy. In 2007, one in three Australians over the age of 15 years did not actually contribute to or benefit from superannuation. This figure includes the self-employed, who are not obliged to contribute. There are great disparities in superannuation cover, especially among those approaching retirement in the next decade or two. The average superannuation balance for the 55 to 64 year old group is $165,000 but one in two have a balance of less than $24,000 - and the rest much higher balances. The inequities sharply divide male and female retirees: women are not only less likely to be covered by superannuation but, when they are, they tend to have lower balances. The singular failing of privatising the responsibility for retired workers’ needs is that it relies totally on the cycles of the capitalist system. Any brutal correction, such as the one we are experiencing now, will seriously affect those relying, even partly, on such benefits. Clearly, people retiring in some time periods are likely to be unfairly hit, making retirement decision-making difficult. So, if you embarked on retirement in 2006, say, just when you thought that you might have earned some distance from the vagaries of the labour market, retrenchments and unemployment, it’s “Here I go again.” Indeed busts are times when people of retirement age might well be forced by the circumstances of the labour market to rely on their superannuation nest egg. Pension plus The fundamental reliance of superannuation on the boom and bust of financial markets makes a modest, reliable pension look like a better option. What about having everyone just pay more taxes throughout their income-earning years to keep the current cohort of retired citizens alive and kicking? The pension rate could be improved, making anyone without a reasonable level of independent means eligible - a simple, fair and dependable alternative.…
" Brings together diverse voices presenting strong arguments against our money-based... more " Brings together diverse voices presenting strong arguments against our money-based system's ability to improve lives and prevent environmental disaster. Crucially, it provides a direct strategy for undercutting capitalism by refusing to deal in money, and offers money-free models of governance and collective sufficiency."-cover. The money-based global economy is failing. The credit crunch undermined capitalism's ability to ensure rising incomes and prosperity while market-led attempts to combat climate change are fought ...
This chapter reflects on methods used by an Australian participatory action practitioner to desig... more This chapter reflects on methods used by an Australian participatory action practitioner to design and facilitate a process to explore and re-design the future model, functions, and program of a Papua New Guinean forest certification service, Forest Management and Product Certification Service (FORCERT). Throughout this nine-month process (2013–2014), guided by action research principles and applying appreciative inquiry, participants developed new skills and roles and enhanced their critical thinking skills. Our analysis has highlighted certain contradictory tensions, with real practice undercutting some ideal principles of action research. These challenges mainly arose from working in a different, Melanesian, cultural milieu—as hierarchical dispositions interrupted a fully participatory approach to determining the future of FORCERT—challenges that the practitioner responded to using a variety of constructive techniques.
" Brings together diverse voices presenting strong arguments against our money-based... more " Brings together diverse voices presenting strong arguments against our money-based system's ability to improve lives and prevent environmental disaster. Crucially, it provides a direct strategy for undercutting capitalism by refusing to deal in money, and offers money-free models of governance and collective sufficiency."-cover. The money-based global economy is failing. The credit crunch undermined capitalism's ability to ensure rising incomes and prosperity while market-led attempts to combat climate change are fought ...
The international journal of interdisciplinary social sciences, 2006
Anitra Nelson's current research focuses on the use of information and communication technolo... more Anitra Nelson's current research focuses on the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in work practices and homes. She offers social science insights and support to researchers in the Spatial Information and Architecture Laboratory (RMIT University: http://www.sial.rmit.edu.au/) on projects which investigate factors leading to change and innovation in architectural design practice, especially in collaborative digital design. Anitra is also the project manager and a principle investigator in the Suburban Communities project (http://www.suburbancommunities.net) a large 3-year interdisciplinary project which is exploring the use of ICT in residential neighbourhoods and is funded by the Australasian CRC for Interaction Design (ACID). Anitra takes an action research approach tempered by critical reflection of a more general and theoretical variety. Her work in the Suburban Communities project focuses on the collaborative development of methods collectively referred to as 'future ethnography'. Her recent research background is in community-based sustainability and she is editing a book for the RMIT-NATSEM Centre of the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute on policy-making for sustainable cities.
Living Ethics: Newsletter of the St. James Ethics Centre, 2012
Abstract: We live in a world that appears crisis-prone. Some risks are natural but many are subst... more Abstract: We live in a world that appears crisis-prone. Some risks are natural but many are substantially humanmade, for instance economic ones such as the global financial crisis and certain environmental challenges such as climate change. ... To cite this article: Nelson, Anitra. Is money antithetical to ethics [online]. Living Ethics: Newsletter of the St. James Ethics Centre, No. 87, Autumn 2012: 10. Availability: <http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=160326326910563 ;res=IELHSS> ISSN: 1444-6545. [cited 14 Apr 12].
Abstract Debates on human rights and discrimination regarding housing and disability need to emph... more Abstract Debates on human rights and discrimination regarding housing and disability need to emphasise community care and inclusion as principles for improving policy. A qualitative study of Australian mortgage default reveals special difficulties for households with a member with a disability; that is, illness, impairment or injury limiting everyday activities and enduring for several months. Interviews showed that such households adopted similar strategies to other mortgagors with serious financial difficulties but tended to have fewer ...
Sustainability has become the key challenge for urban planners, housing and infrastructure policy... more Sustainability has become the key challenge for urban planners, housing and infrastructure policy makers. Citizens are increasingly encouraged to live more compactly; in denser urban developments, to use less water and other natural resources and to choose public transport. While councils, government agencies and private business invest in a broad range of promotions offering discounts on sustainable products and services, uptake has been slow and the impacts marginal at a time when environmental stresses suggest that we must act fast. This book examines this pressing problem in a holistic way, discussing broad-scale sustainability policies and programmes for achieving sustainable urban futures. It brings together academics and practitioners to analyze the complexity and interdependence of principles, models, processes and practices of sustainability in a range of integrated sectors as well as the establishment and maintenance of sustainable physical infrastructure in cities.
Allowing borrowers to draw on their super to pay the mortgage is bad policy, write Anitra Nelson,... more Allowing borrowers to draw on their super to pay the mortgage is bad policy, write Anitra Nelson, Tony Dalton and Mike Berry THE AUSTRALIAN Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has very strict criteria for allowing inividuals to gain early access to a portion of their superannuation. The amount and number of successful requests has increased over the last six years, alongside higher interest rates for households, and financial commentators have speculated that the main reason was a rise in requests from people having trouble covering their home mortgages. A freedom of information request we made recently as part of a project looking at mortgage defaults in Australia, funded by the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, reveals that they were right. During 2003–04, 4019 successful mortgage assistance claims already accounted for almost half of all claims for early access to super – over $26 million of a total of $55.5 million. Over the past five years, from 2004–05 through to 2008–09, with the overal number of claims growing significantly, the 35,000 successful mortgage assistance claims accounted for over half the total ($372.2 million of $673.7 million). Given that a proportion of two of APRA’s other categories involve mortgage assistance too, the real drain is greater. But surely avoiding repossession is a legitimate use of super funds? If mortgagors default on their home loans – and they need their lender to provide that evidence – they can claim for early release of super funds to avoid losing their homes through repossession. But many financial counsellors are concerned that such payouts often simply delay and deepen the financial burden of severely distressed borrowers, while severely reducing their future retirement incomes. Many borrowers are so overcommitted that they still lose their homes, and face having lost super funds in the process. Thus it is lenders who end up pocketing borrowers’ super. APRA claims are time-consuming, too. Borrowers can waste precious time hoping and waiting for their problems to be solved by a superannuation payout, only to find their request only partially approved or even rejected altogether. Sometimes court processes are quicker than APRA’s decision on their request, and so they can lose their homes anyway and the lender might claim the money to cover outstanding costs after a sale fails to cover the loan amount. Early release of super in such circumstances is counterproductive. The APRA data also reveal that very few borrowers were unsuccessful in applying for early release of super funds for mortgage assistance. A much higher proportion of applicants for funds to cover other purposes – including medical costs, home and vehicle modifications to accommodate severe disability, and palliative care and funeral expenses – failed. While the data do not show how many who applied specifically for mortgage assistance were only partially successful, in the 2008–09 year over a third of all “successful” applicants received less than they applied for. These partial payments might not have helped borrowers avoid repossession. Interviews and a survey of home borrowers in receipt of claims of possession on their homes indicate that many borrowers enter a deep spiral when they face difficulties in mortgage repayments, running up credit card debt and refinancing over and over again. In short, the great Australian dream of home ownership entices households into too much borrowing and mortgagors go to great lengths to avoid losing their homes. If they seek early advice from independent financial counsellors, though, they may be able to sort through whether using super funds might be a useful crutch or simply throwing good money after bad. In ‘The Great Australian Nightmare’ paper presented to the 6th National Housing Conference in Melbourne last month we confirmed that severe mortgage stress is set to heighten during 2010, and default and repossession rates will follow suit. That’s because interest rates, unemployment and underemployment are all predicted to rise. So it looks like dipping into super funds will increase too. • Senior Research Associate Dr Anitra Nelson, Professor Mike Berry and Professor Tony Dalton all work in the AHURI–RMIT Research Centre in Melbourne investigating a range of housing and urban planning issues. Photo: iStockphoto.com
Urban sustainability citizenship situates citizens as social change agents with an ethical and se... more Urban sustainability citizenship situates citizens as social change agents with an ethical and self-interested stake in living sustainably with the rest of Earth. Such citizens not only engage in sustainable household practices but respect the importance of awareness raising, discussion and debates on sustainability policies for the common good and maintenance of Earth's ecosystems.
This commentary engages with Callum Sutherland's analysis ‘Mark Fisher and Reimagining Postca... more This commentary engages with Callum Sutherland's analysis ‘Mark Fisher and Reimagining Postcapitalist Geographies’ by outlining key characteristics of some contemporary prefigurative hybrids pointing towards postcapitalism. It offers certain exemplar developments of postcapitalist degrowth and ‘real valuist’ futures that indicate the potential, and challenges, for contemporary geographers to approach, engage with and expand into postcapitalist studies more formally. By way of an example – and well illustrating the significance Sutherland gives to grotesque stratigraphy – relations and activities of the degrowth formation Cargonomia are characterised by the principle of ‘frugal abundance’, a culturally transferable desire for meaning well beyond, and in antithesis to, precorporation. Real valuist imaginaries also epitomise Sutherland's explication of Fisher's acid communist politics and acid topological spatial imaginary of autonomy and commoning.
The second part of an edited interview with renowned Australian documentary filmmaker, Lawrence J... more The second part of an edited interview with renowned Australian documentary filmmaker, Lawrence Johnston
Interview by Richard Aedy about research for my play Servant of the Revolution on the eve of its ... more Interview by Richard Aedy about research for my play Servant of the Revolution on the eve of its premiere.
Karl Marx suffered from enumerable health problems, which are examined here in the context of hi... more Karl Marx suffered from enumerable health problems, which are examined here in the context of his working life and personal (family) tensions.
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A sense of urgency pervades global environmentalism, and the degrowth movement is bursting into the mainstream. As climate catastrophe looms closer, people are eager to learn what degrowth is about, and whether we can save the planet by changing how we live. This book is an introduction to the movement. As politicians and corporations obsess over growth objectives, the degrowth movement demands that we must slow down the economy by transforming our economies, our politics and our cultures to live within the Earth's limits. This book navigates the practice and strategies of the movement, looking at its strengths and weaknesses. Covering horizontal democracy, local economies and the reduction of work, it shows us why degrowth is a compelling and realistic project.
This groundbreaking collection on housing for degrowth addresses key challenges of unaffordable, unsustainable and anti-social housing today, including going beyond struggles for a 'right to the city' to a 'right to metabolism', advocating refurbishment versus demolition, and revealing controversies within the degrowth movement on urbanisation, decentralisation and open localism. International case studies show how housing for degrowth is based on sufficiency and conviviality, living a ‘one planet lifestyle’ with a common ecological footprint.
This book explores environmental, cultural and economic housing and planning issues from interdisciplinary perspectives such as urbanism, ecological economics, environmental justice, housing studies and policy, planning studies and policy, sustainability studies, political ecology, social change and degrowth. It will appeal to students and scholars across a wide range of disciplines.
Sustainability Citizenship in Cities seeks to explain how sustainability
citizenship can manifest in urban built environments as both responsibilities and rights. Contributors elaborate on the concept of urban
sustainability citizenship as a participatory work-in-progress with the aim
of setting its practice firmly on the agenda. This collection will prompt
practitioners and researchers to rethink contemporary mobilisations of
urban citizens challenged by various environmental crises, such as climate
change, in various socio-economic settings.
We urgently need to combat those who say 'there is no alternative' to the current system, but what would an alternative look like? The contributors to Life Without Money argue that it is time radical, non-market models were taken seriously. The book brings together diverse voices presenting strong arguments against our money-based system's ability to improve lives and prevent environmental disaster. Crucially, it provides a direct strategy for undercutting capitalism by refusing to deal in money, and offers money-free models of governance and collective sufficiency.
Life Without Money is written by high-profile activist scholars making it an excellent text for political economy and environmental courses, as well as an inspiring manifesto for those who want to take action.
‘For those looking for more in the sustainability debate than a narrow focus on carbon trading and big picture governance reform, this book is a handy reference. It provides a comprehensive tour of contemporary sustainability practice across Australia, with an emphasis on grass-roots action.’
Marcus Spiller, Director SGS Economics & Planning Pty Ltd, Former National President, Planning Institute of Australia
It has for some time been held that there exists an epistomological break between the early 'humanist' and later 'scientific' Marx. However, in this ground-breaking study, Nelson links Marx's mature concept of money to earlier analyis, especially with respect to 'alienation'.
The book followed a PhD thesis on the topic. Examiners of the thesis judged its literary presentation ‘excellent’.
What constitutes marginal rental housing is subject to competing definitions, but for the purposes of this project marginal rental housing encompasses buildings such as motels, boarding rooms and hostels and also caravan parks that cater for long-term residents. While the quality of marginal rental housing is variable from satisfactory to very poor, this project focuses specifically on the poor end of this continuum, which is usually occupied by low-income households.
The renters who reside in boarding houses, hostels and caravan parks include not only vulnerable people on limited incomes, but also students and seasonal workers and retirees. This positioning paper: reviews recent research on marginal renting in the Australian and international contexts; summarises the issues associated with definition and measurement; and examines the Australian state and territory legislation and policy context.
A sense of urgency pervades global environmentalism, and the degrowth movement is bursting into the mainstream. As climate catastrophe looms closer, people are eager to learn what degrowth is about, and whether we can save the planet by changing how we live. This book is an introduction to the movement. As politicians and corporations obsess over growth objectives, the degrowth movement demands that we must slow down the economy by transforming our economies, our politics and our cultures to live within the Earth's limits. This book navigates the practice and strategies of the movement, looking at its strengths and weaknesses. Covering horizontal democracy, local economies and the reduction of work, it shows us why degrowth is a compelling and realistic project.
This groundbreaking collection on housing for degrowth addresses key challenges of unaffordable, unsustainable and anti-social housing today, including going beyond struggles for a 'right to the city' to a 'right to metabolism', advocating refurbishment versus demolition, and revealing controversies within the degrowth movement on urbanisation, decentralisation and open localism. International case studies show how housing for degrowth is based on sufficiency and conviviality, living a ‘one planet lifestyle’ with a common ecological footprint.
This book explores environmental, cultural and economic housing and planning issues from interdisciplinary perspectives such as urbanism, ecological economics, environmental justice, housing studies and policy, planning studies and policy, sustainability studies, political ecology, social change and degrowth. It will appeal to students and scholars across a wide range of disciplines.
Sustainability Citizenship in Cities seeks to explain how sustainability
citizenship can manifest in urban built environments as both responsibilities and rights. Contributors elaborate on the concept of urban
sustainability citizenship as a participatory work-in-progress with the aim
of setting its practice firmly on the agenda. This collection will prompt
practitioners and researchers to rethink contemporary mobilisations of
urban citizens challenged by various environmental crises, such as climate
change, in various socio-economic settings.
We urgently need to combat those who say 'there is no alternative' to the current system, but what would an alternative look like? The contributors to Life Without Money argue that it is time radical, non-market models were taken seriously. The book brings together diverse voices presenting strong arguments against our money-based system's ability to improve lives and prevent environmental disaster. Crucially, it provides a direct strategy for undercutting capitalism by refusing to deal in money, and offers money-free models of governance and collective sufficiency.
Life Without Money is written by high-profile activist scholars making it an excellent text for political economy and environmental courses, as well as an inspiring manifesto for those who want to take action.
‘For those looking for more in the sustainability debate than a narrow focus on carbon trading and big picture governance reform, this book is a handy reference. It provides a comprehensive tour of contemporary sustainability practice across Australia, with an emphasis on grass-roots action.’
Marcus Spiller, Director SGS Economics & Planning Pty Ltd, Former National President, Planning Institute of Australia
It has for some time been held that there exists an epistomological break between the early 'humanist' and later 'scientific' Marx. However, in this ground-breaking study, Nelson links Marx's mature concept of money to earlier analyis, especially with respect to 'alienation'.
The book followed a PhD thesis on the topic. Examiners of the thesis judged its literary presentation ‘excellent’.
What constitutes marginal rental housing is subject to competing definitions, but for the purposes of this project marginal rental housing encompasses buildings such as motels, boarding rooms and hostels and also caravan parks that cater for long-term residents. While the quality of marginal rental housing is variable from satisfactory to very poor, this project focuses specifically on the poor end of this continuum, which is usually occupied by low-income households.
The renters who reside in boarding houses, hostels and caravan parks include not only vulnerable people on limited incomes, but also students and seasonal workers and retirees. This positioning paper: reviews recent research on marginal renting in the Australian and international contexts; summarises the issues associated with definition and measurement; and examines the Australian state and territory legislation and policy context.
Money: 5000 years of Debt and Power by Michel Aglietta (Verso, 2018) and Art after Money, Money after Art: Creative Strategies against
Financialization by Max Haven (Pluto, 2018).These books are
implicitly relevant to ecosocialists given that any ecosocialist transformation must directly and explicitly engage with the specific roles of prices and finance, monetary calculations and exchanges, in short (re)production for trade (for more money, for profit), as I have argued elsewhere (Nelson and Timmerman 2011), including in this journal (Nelson 2016). In short, as Joel Kovel iterated in The Enemy of Nature (2007), following Karl Marx, the overlay and contortion of nature and humanity
by intertwined societal practices and ideation of exchange value lie at the beating heart of the structures we need to change to give birth to an ecosocialist world.