Description
Book SynopsisDegrowth is a planned economic contraction in wealthy countries that reduces production and consumptionand, by extension, greenhouse gas emissions and stresses on global ecosystemsto sustainable levels within ecological limits. This book explores the idea of degrowth as an economic alternative to offer a more sustainable and just future.
A growing number of scientists and scholars now recognize that a system that continues to prioritize economic growth will prevent us from effectively addressing the dual environmental crises of climate change and biodiversity loss. To establish the case for degrowth, the text opens by posing critical questions about our current system and identifying its limitations, as well as discussing the ineffectiveness of false solutions that seem to offer something new but would actually preserve the status quo. The concept of degrowth is then fully introduced along with a discussion of core principles and goals as well as major critiques and que
Table of Contents
1. Addressing Our Environmental Crisis 2. Beyond False Solutions 3. The Case Against Economic Growth 4. The Degrowth Alternative 5. Questions and Critiques 6. Pathways for Change
