{"product_id":"farewell-to-growth-paperback-softback-9780745646176","title":"Farewell to Growth (Paperback \/ softback) 9780745646176","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFarewell to Growth\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSerge Latouche (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745646176, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 December 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e180 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.8 cm, 0.218 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"I would like to use the opportunity of this review to urge readers to take up Latouche's remarkable book.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSustainability, Science, Practice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, and Policy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\"This little book is a pleasure to read. It is critical, contrarian, informative and provocative. Latouche advances a coherent set of proposals for reversing the treadmill of an ever-more insistent growth dynamic in favour of a more serene existence based on quality of life, solidarity and respect for the environment.\"\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eBob Jessop, University of Lancaster\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eMost of us who live in the North and the West consume far too much – too much meat, too much fat, too much sugar, too much salt. We are more likely to put on too much weight than to go hungry. We live in a society that is heading for a crash. We are aware of what is happening and yet we refuse to take it fully into account. Above all we refuse to address the issue that lies at the heart of our problems – namely, the fact that our societies are based on an economy whose only goal is growth for growth’s sake.  \u003cp\u003eSerge Latouche argues that we need to rethink from the very foundations the idea that our societies should be based on growth. He offers a radical alternative – a society of ‘de-growth’. De-growth is not the same thing as negative growth. We should be talking about ‘a-growth’, in the sense in which we speak of ‘a-theism’. And we do indeed have to abandon a faith or religion – that of the economy, progress and development—and reject the irrational and quasi-idolatrous cult of growth for growth’s sake.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile many realize that that the never-ending pursuit of growth is incompatible with a finite planet, we have yet to come to terms with the implications of this – the need to produce less and consume less. But if we do not change course, we are heading for an ecological and human disaster. There is still time to imagine, quite calmly, a system based upon a different logic, and to plan for a ‘de-growth society’.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 The Territory of De-Growth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA UFO in the Microcosm of Politicking\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is De-Growth?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Battle over Ideas and Words\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Two Sources of De-Growth\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Green Algae and the Snail\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Unsustainable Ecological Footprint\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA False Solution: Reducing the Population\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 A Concrete Utopia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe De-Growth Revolution\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Virtuous Circle of Quiet Contraction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDe-Growth as a Local Project\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs Reducing Growth a Retrograde Step?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDe-Growth: A Challenge for the South\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs De-Growth Reformist or Revolutionary?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 A Political Programme\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Electoral Programme\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJobs for All in a De-Growth Society\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDe-Growth: Behind the Work-Based Society\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs De-Growth Soluble in Capitalism?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs De-Growth a Right-Wing Policy or a Left-Wing Policy?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDo We Need a De-Growth Party?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52463013822744,"sku":"9780745646176","price":14.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745646176.jpg?v=1785545160","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/farewell-to-growth-paperback-softback-9780745646176","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}