The plural logics of anti-capitalist economic movements

Abstract

Many activists today engage in the public sphere to address economic questions. They fight capitalism by developing initiatives to produce and consume differently. This commitment takes many forms: Global justice, degrowth, sustainable development, the social economy, the solidarity economy and so on. But these movements have failed to build a common political project in the public sphere. Why is this? What are the differences between the various movements? This chapter tries to answer this question. Its purpose is not to treat these differences objectively. It is, rather, to provide insight into these movements from a particular point of view: That of the solidarity economy. By considering what distinguishes the solidarity economy from other anti-capitalist movements, we can better understand their political differences.