RT Journal Article
T1 The sustainability of life approach: A state of affairs
A1 Agenjo-Calderón, Astrid
K1 Sustainability of life
K1 Capital-life conflict
K1 Social provisioning
K1 Decolonial feminism
K1 Capitalism
K1 Good living
AB This article explores the main features of the “sustainability of life” approach, a theoretical and political approach specifically developed in the context of Spanish, Latin American, and Caribbean feminist economics in the last two decades. It dialogues with decolonial feminisms; ecofeminisms and degrowth ecological proposals; the popular, social, and solidarity economy; and feminist reflections on “good living” and “good co-existence.” The article situates this approach within the wider spectrum of feminist economics as a plural school of thought and examines its particular characteristics in greater detail. Specifically, the article highlights sustainability of life as a multilevel approach that connects economic, social, and ecological systems and reveals the capital-life conflict that runs through them; offers a non-Eurocentric and intersectional perspective for analyzing the diverse implications of this conflict; and presents a political positioning that draws emancipatory imaginaries and horizons that place life at the center.
PB Routledge
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/22142
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/22142
LA en
NO Agenjo-Calderón, Astrid (2023): “The Sustainability of Life Approach: A State of Affairs” Feminist Economics, 29(4): 133-157  https://doi.org/10.1080/13545701.2023.2218876
NO Department of Economics, Quantitative Methods and Economic History, Pablo de Olavide University, Sevilla, Spain
DS RIO
RD May 8, 2026