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The Future is Degrowth - A Guide to a World Beyond Capitalism (Paperback)
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The Future is Degrowth - A Guide to a World Beyond Capitalism (Paperback)
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Loot Price R567
Discovery Miles 5 670
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Economic growth isn't working, and it cannot be made to work.
Offering a counter-history of how economic growth emerged in the
context of colonialism, fossil-fueled industrialization, and
capitalist modernity, The Future Is Degrowth argues that the
ideology of growth conceals the rising inequalities and ecological
destructions associated with capitalism, and points to desirable
alternatives to it. Not only in society at large, but also on the
left, we are held captive by the hegemony of growth. Even proposals
for emancipatory Green New Deals or postcapitalism base their
utopian hopes on the development of productive forces, on
redistributing the fruits of economic growth and technological
progress. Yet growing evidence shows that continued economic growth
cannot be made compatible with sustaining life and is not necessary
for a good life for all. This book provides a vision for
postcapitalism beyond growth. Building on a vibrant field of
research, it discusses the political economy and the politics of a
non-growing economy. It charts a path forward through policies that
democratise the economy, "now-topias" that create free spaces for
experimentation, and counter-hegemonic movements that make it
possible to break with the logic of growth. Degrowth perspectives
offer a way to step off the treadmill of an alienating,
expansionist, and hierarchical system. A handbook and a manifesto,
The Future Is Degrowth is a must-read for all interested in
charting a way beyond the current crises.
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