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Less is more : how degrowth will save the world / Jason Hickel.
Lippincott Library HC79.E5 H528 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hickel, Jason, 1982- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Environmental economics.
- Economic development.
- Capitalism.
- economic development.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 320 pages ; 20 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Windmill Books, 2021
- Summary:
- Our planet is in trouble. But how can we reverse the current crisis and create a sustainable future? The answer is: DEGROWTH. Less is More is the wake-up call we need. By shining a light on ecological breakdown and the system that's causing it, Hickel shows how we can bring our economy back into balance with the living world and build a thriving society for all. This is our chance to change course, but we must act now.
- Contents:
- Foreword / by Kofi Mawuli Klue and Rupert Read
- Welcome to the anthropocene
- Capitalism-a creation story
- Rise of the juggernaut
- Will technology save us?
- Secrets of the good life
- Pathways to a post-capitalist world
- Everything is connected.
- Notes:
- First published in hardback by William Heinemann, 2020.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John Lammey Stewart Memorial Library Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781786091215
- 1786091216
- OCLC:
- 1154101160
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