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Sustainable Capitalism and the Pursuit of Well-Being (Hardcover, New)
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Sustainable Capitalism and the Pursuit of Well-Being (Hardcover, New)
Series: Routledge Studies in Sustainable Development
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Sustainable development is the central challenge of the 21st
Century. How can human civilization continue to develop without
destroying the natural systems on which it
depends?Environmentalists tell us that capitalism is the problem
because it feeds our self-interest. They tell us that we have to
restrain ourselves and only consume what the Earth can sustain. Or
governments must tell us what we can and cannot buy. This book uses
the science of complex systems to explain why governments cannot
deliver sustainability or happiness and how self-interest can be
used to make society sustainable. Capitalism won the Cold War;
until the Great Recession of 2008, it seemed to be the perfect
system. But more of us are unhappy even as it has ravaged the
planet. The central problem is the paradigm on which our social
systems are founded that more (consumption, production,
possessions) is always better. Based on research from political
economy, philosophy, and psychology, this book shows that the
problem is not self-interest. We are unhappy because we have been
taught that our interests are material and that buying 'stuff' will
make us happy. Yet, social pressure to consume only prevents us
from satisfying our basic psychological needs and fully enjoying
life. For that we need to pursue our personal well-being. Because
this also reduces our material consumption, environmental
sustainability comes from each of us knowing what's truly good for
our selves. Even without the constant economic growth that harms
the planet and damages our lives, capitalism also is sustainable.
This book will be of interest to scholars and students of
sustainability;civil societyactivists and social entrepreneurs;
thought leaders and policymakers. .
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