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The future is degrowth a guide to a world beyond capitalism

Economic growth isn't working, and it cannot be made to work. Offering a counter-history of economic growth's emergence in the context of colonialism, fossil-fuelled industrialization, and capitalist modernity, The Future Is Degrowth shows how the ideology of continual development promotes...

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Main Authors: Schmelzer, Matthias (Author), Vetter, Andrea, 1981- (Author), Vansintjan, Aaron (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: London ; New York : Verso, 2022.
Subjects:
Negative growth (Economics)
Economic development.
Imperialism.
Exploitation.
Capitalism.
Summary: Economic growth isn't working, and it cannot be made to work. Offering a counter-history of economic growth's emergence in the context of colonialism, fossil-fuelled industrialization, and capitalist modernity, The Future Is Degrowth shows how the ideology of continual development promotes rising inequalities and ecological destruction, blinding us to more desirable alternatives. This book provides a vision for postcapitalism beyond growth, charting a path forward through policies that democratize the economy, 'now-topias' creating free spaces for experimentation, and counter-hegemonic movements making it possible to break with the logic of growth--back cover.
Physical Description: ix, 310 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781839765841
1839765844
Author Notes: Matthias Schmelzer is a Berlin-based economic historian, social theorist and climate activist. He works at Friedrich-Schiller University of Jena and is active in various social-ecological networks and movements. He has published The Hegemony of Growth and edited Degrowth in Movement(s) .

Aaron Vansintjan lives in Montreal and writes about food, cities, politics, and ecology. He is the co-founder of Uneven Earth, a website focusing on ecological politics. He has been published in The Guardian, Briarpatch Magazine, Red Pepper, Truthout, Open Democracy, and The Ecologist.

Andrea Vetter is a transformation researcher, activist and journalist, using degrowth, commons and critical eco-feminism as tools. She teaches transformation design at Braunschweig University of Art. She is editor of the magazine Oya and lives in and is co-founder of the House of Change , a transregional rural space for art, learning and co-creation in Eastern Germany.

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