Implementation Theory of Degrowth (9): Start Small and Change the World—Strategies for Introducing a Design-Based Economy into Reality

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Part 9: Start Small and Change the World

—Strategies for introducing a design-based economy into reality

The biggest obstacle is not 'theory'

Many of you who have read this far may be feeling this way.

That feeling is correct.

The biggest barrier to a design-based economy is not
the immaturity of the theory.

The biggest wall is

itself.

Why 'sound arguments' do not prevail

Looking back at history,

• the abolition of slavery

• Universal suffrage

• Labor hour regulations

• Pollution control

were all

.

What is important is

.

Do not try to change everything at once

A design-based economy looks very radical with its

• abandonment of growthism

• redefinition of currency

• internalization of external costs

.

That is precisely why

is critically important.

The core of the strategy: "Start small, grow big"

What is effective here is
the same mindset as software development.

• MVP (Minimum Viable Product)

• Sandbox

• Phased release

Economic systems are also

reimagined as such.

What is an experimental institutional sandbox?

An "experimental institutional sandbox" is a framework for

• not breaking existing systems,

• within a limited scope,

• explicitly as an "experiment"

to operate new rules.

The features are as follows:

• Participation is voluntary

• Failure is permitted

• Data is made public

Introduction Step 1: Start with non-monetary indicators

The first thing to touch is

What to introduce first is

• environmental scores

• recirculation scores

• regional circulation indicators

and other evaluation metrics.

At this stage,

• do not change market prices

• do not change the tax system

• do not establish penalties

Strictly speaking,

.

Introduction Step 2: Connection with Public Allocation

The next step is

.

For example,

• subsidy allocation

• Public procurement

• Research funding

• Municipal evaluation

will partially reflect the
recirculation score.

What is important here as well is

.

Implementation Step 3: Limited Assignment of Exchange Value

Once the system has stabilized,

• tax refunds

• fee reductions

• preferential public services

and other forms,

will begin to be assigned.

Only then will it begin to function

.

Realistic responses to vested interests

The greatest backlash will come from

.

However, what is important is

.

• avoid creating sudden losses

• establish a transition period

• reward companies that adapt

We are breaking the 'winner-takes-all' model, not
needing to 'destroy existing companies'.

A strategy that does not put 'degrowth' at the forefront

There is a politically very important point.

is the strategy.

The words to use instead are

• stabilization

• resilience

• risk management

• sustainability

In fact,

is a much easier explanation to reach a consensus on.

The Path to Global Consensus

Global consensus does not arise from

The order is reversed.

The order is reversed.

1. common metrics

2. comparable data

3. accumulation of success stories

4. practical collaboration

5. political consensus

The strength of a design-based economy lies in the

point.

Expanding the CBAM-like Concept

What is important here is

.

• No disadvantage even with unilateral introduction

• Preventing free-riding from the outside

• Gradually increasing participating countries

A design-based economy is a

.

Public opinion is born from "possibility of participation"

Finally, the most important point.

People do not move based on

• theory

• mathematical formulas

• ideals

.

.

• Visualization

• Simulation

• Alternative Proposals

• Voting and Feedback

When these are in place,

.

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It is finally the last episode.

• Why Now?

• What to Choose and What to Let Go

• The Future This Vision Opens

—we will summarize these points.

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▶︎ Related Series Structure

• Implementation Theory of Degrowth (1): Why Question the Premise That "Growth Is Necessary"—The Starting Point of the Idea of "Redesigning" the Economy

• Implementation Theory of Degrowth (2): Is the Economy a Natural Phenomenon or a Designed System?—Re-examining the Premise of the "Invisible Hand"

• Implementation Theory of Degrowth (2-2): Re-examining the Driving Force of Interest—Why Did Growth Become a Premise?

• Implementation Theory of Degrowth (3): Redefining the Economy as an Algorithm—From a 'Science of Empirical Rules' to a 'Designable System'

• Implementation Theory of Degrowth (3-2): Is 'Autopilot' for the Economy Possible?—Designing a Goal-Convergent Economy Through Transparent Algorithms

• Implementation Theory of Degrowth (3-3): Implementation and Feasibility—Answering the Question, 'Does It Really Work?'

• Implementation Theory of Degrowth (3-4): Degrowth, Doughnut Economics, and the 'Design-Model Economy'—Bridging the Gap Between Ideology and Implementation

• Implementation Theory of Degrowth (4): Can Democracy Design the Economy?—The Shift from 'Ex-Post Adjustment' to 'Ex-Ante Design'

• Implementation Theory of Degrowth (4-2): Why Has the Economy Come to Seem 'Inviolable'?—The 'Untouchable Domain' Created by Power, Capital, and Ideology

• Implementation Theory of Degrowth (5): Can Citizens Participate in Economic Design?—Beyond 'Democracy as Just Voting'

• Implementation Theory of Degrowth (6): Economic Systems Starting from Experiments—The Realistic Strategy of Sandboxes

• Implementation Theory of Degrowth (6-2): Experiments Can Begin Now—Concrete Sandbox Examples of a Design-Model Economy

• Implementation Theory of Degrowth (6-3): How Systems Work—How Coarse Weighting Changes the Economy

• Implementation Theory of Degrowth (7): Can a Design-Based Economy Become an Academic Discipline?—The Approach of 'Expanding' Economics

• Implementation Theory of Degrowth (8): Money Is Not a Natural Object—Global Currency and the Dual-Currency Concept

• Implementation Theory of Degrowth (9): Start Small and Change the World—Strategies for Introducing a Design-Based Economy into Reality --- This article

• Implementation Theory of Degrowth (10): The Choice to Redesign the Economy—Toward an OS Update for Civilization

• Implementation Theory of Degrowth (10-2): Proposal

• Implementation Theory of Degrowth (10-3): Executive Summary

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