The End of Growth - Adapting to Our New Economic Reality (Paperback)

Economists insist that recovery is at hand, yet unemployment remains high, real estate values continue to drop, and governments stagger under record deficits. "The End of Growth" proposes a startling diagnosis: humanity has reached a fundamental turning point in its economic history. The expansionary trajectory of industrial civilization is colliding with non-negotiable, natural limits. Richard Heinberg's latest landmark work goes to the heart of the ongoing financial crisis, explaining how and why it occurred, and what we must do to avert the worst potential outcomes. Written in an engaging, highly readable style, it shows why growth is being blocked by three factors: Resource depletion, Environmental impacts, and Crushing levels of debt. These converging limits will force us to re-evaluate cherished economic theories, and to reinvent money and commerce. "The End of Growth" describes what policy makers, communities and families can do to build a new economy that operates within Earth's budget of energy and resources. We can thrive during the transition if we set goals that promote human and environmental well-being, rather than continuing to pursue the now-unattainable prize of ever-expanding Gross Domestic Product.

General

Imprint:	Clairview Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2011
First published:	October 2011
Authors:	Richard Heinberg
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-1-905570-33-1
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Economic theory & philosophy Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmentalist thought & ideology
LSN:	1-905570-33-3
Barcode:	9781905570331

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