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This book challenges the assumption that it is bad news when the economy doesn't grow.For decades, it has been widely recognised that there are ecological limits to continuing economic growth and that different ways of living, working and organising our economies are urgently required. This urgency has increased since the financial crash of 2007-2008 - but mainstream economists and politicians are unable to think differently. The authors demonstrate why our economic system demands ecologically unsustainable growth and the pursuit of more 'stuff'. They believe that what matters is quality, not quantity - a better life based on having fewer material possessions, less production and less work. Such a way of life will emphasize well-being, community, security, and what Ivan Illich rightly called 'conviviality'. That is, more real wealth. The book will therefore appeal to everyone curious as to how a new post-growth economics can be conceived and enacted. It will be of particular interest to policy makers, politicians, business people, trade unionists, academics, students, journalists and a wide range of people working in the not for profit sector.All of the contributors are leading thinkers on Green issues and members of the new think tank Green House. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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I may be exhibiting bias, but for me, Molly Scott Cato's chapters are amongst the best, at a remove. The economics is still a mystery to me but, Molly is one of the few who can even allow me a glimmer of understanding. The chapters on energy are out of date simply because the technology has moved on. The premise in this book is that renewables could pick up around a third of our, then current, energy needs. The latest figures that I have seen suggest 6 times our current needs.
The other interesting thing about this work is that it feels (and rightly, at the time) that it needs to convince of global warming. If there is any good news on the climate front, it is that all, but a few flat earthers, have come on board.
I need to move forward: I'll try Naomi Klein's Fire next... ( )