{"product_id":"the-case-for-degrowth-hardback-9781509535620","title":"The Case for Degrowth (Hardback) 9781509535620","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Case for Degrowth\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\"\u003eGiorgos Kallis (Author), Susan Paulson (Author), Giacomo D'Alisa (Author), Federico Demaria (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509535620, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 11 September 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e140 pages\u003cbr\u003e19.3 x 12.7 x 1.8 cm, 0.272 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\u003cp\u003e“COVID-19 is the symptom; the profit-driven destruction of natural and social habitants is the disease. There's only one cure consistent with global social justice.  Read this eloquent and urgent book and find out what it is.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMike Davis, University of California and author of \u003ci\u003eEcology of Fear\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePlanet of Slums\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Case for Degrowth\u003c\/i\u003e is a brief and straightforward explainer, and a good starting point for anyone who wants to get their head around the degrowth movement and what it wants to acheive.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeremy Williams, editor of Time to Act and co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe Economics of Arrival\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Case for Degrowth\u003c\/i\u003e does what its title promises; it assertively advocates for a society and economy that aim at the wellbeing of all while also sustaining the natural basis of life, refuting the myth of green growth, and providing a clear compass to evaluate the directionality of sustainability transitions.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnvironmental Innovation and Societal Transitions\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This is a major contribution to the current debate on growth and degrowth. The authors lay bare the innards of each and show us the importance of degrowth. Wellbeing, equity, and sustainability are key vectors organizing this text. These should be understood in the fullness of their capacities to move us out of our current modernity --a decaying order that is today still dominant. But history has shown us across the centuries that no system of power can last for ever, and nor will our current system. Indeed, it is busy destroying itself.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaskia Sassen, Columbia University and author of \u003ci\u003eExpulsions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Degrowth is one of the most important ideas of the 21st century. Here it is in compact form. Clear, timely, urgent. Don't miss this book.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJason Hickel, London School of Economics and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Divide\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLess is More\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e “The COVID pandemic is laying bare dysfunctions of the growth model and the urgency of a pathway to sanity, climate protection, and security for all. This wonderful and accessible introduction by leading degrowth scholars is a vital resource for anyone interested in viable alternatives, rooted in cooperative economic relations and respect for planetary limits.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJuliet Schor, author of \u003ci\u003eAfter the Gig: how the sharing economy got hijacked and how to win it\u003c\/i\u003e back\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“A superb account of why capitalist economies fail life on Earth, even as peoples initiatives in community sharing already revive joy and hope for our futures. This small book teaches economics like no other. It will reply to your doubts about change. It should be on every public library shelf and every syllabus; give copies to your friends.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAriel Salleh, activist and editor of \u003ci\u003eEco-Sufficiency and Global Justice: Women write Political Ecology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“As the panoply of growth-induced disasters becomes ever more evident with the COVID-19 crisis, it becomes patently clear that the growth imperative must come to a stop. A new vision of the economy –and, hence, of economics—is absolutely essential to the welfare of Earth and all its beings. With The Case for Degrowth, Kallis, Paulson, D’Alisa and Demaria give us a decisive chapter towards such reframing. They show that degrowth is about much more than just the economy: it’s about a radically different way of being, doing and world-making. Degrowth enlightens us on the design of wiser societies that go at a slower pace precisely because they are attuned to Earth. By incorporating the paradigms of care, mutual aid, commoning, and justice, this stunning short book by the foremost thinkers of degrowth finally makes tangible a radical transition towards the peaceful and mutually-enhancing co-existence of humans and the Earth.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eArturo Escobar, author of \u003ci\u003eEncountering Development\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDesigns for the Pluriverse\u003c\/i\u003e and Professor of Anthropology at University of North Carolina\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“The case for degrowth as argued in this book is so well rounded and compelling that it is difficult to imagine how progressive politicians could avoid integrating the many policies advocated here into their party manifestos . . . unless of course they cannot escape the growth mentality that has suffocated progressive policies for decades. But even in this case, the book offers ways of changing that mentality through commoning and collective action.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMassimo De Angelis, University of East London, editor of The Commoner, and author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOmnia Sunt Communia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Many before have made the point that there are limits to growth, but few have pondered so convincingly on how to break from our addiction to growth.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eStefania Barca, University of Coimbra, co-editor of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eTowards a Political Economy of Degrowth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“The degrowth movement now has its Manifesto. A rigorous, practical analysis that will guide grassroots and institutional politics so they can realize a transformation akin to degrowth and turn the current global crisis into a new opportunity and pathway towards more sustainable and carrying societies.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIsabelle Anguelovski, Barcelona Lab for Urban Environmental Justice and Sustainability (BCNUEJ) and author of \u003ci\u003eNeighborhood as Refuge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“By this book, degrowth finally becomes adult. No longer a simple game of hide-and-seek with the growth regime. No longer a vague illusion postponed until the advent of a catastrophe that never comes. No longer a generous experimentation among circles of virtuosos nor an extreme form of resilience by the excluded from the banquet of the consumer society, but a mature and innovative political project, facing the hegemony challenge in the open field of the social arena. The authors are the best fruits of the degrowth movement: activists at the forefront and at the same time leading scholars.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOnofrio Romano, University of Bari and author of \u003ci\u003eTowards a society of degrowth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Decrecer es la consigna. Más y más crecimiento económico en un mundo finito es una locura. Más todavía si éste ahonda las diferencias sociales, las frustraciones y la infelicidad. No podemos mantener ese ritmo despiadado de acumulación del que afloran múltiples pandemias, como la del coronavirus. No hay duda, requerimos una desaceleración programada de la actividad económica para reencontrarnos armónicamente con los ritmos de la Madre Tierra, así como para construir otras sociedades basadas en la diversidad, la sostenibilidad, la pluralidad y la reciprocidad; bases fundamentales del Pluriverso: un mundo donde quepan todos los mundos posibles que aseguren una vida digna a humanos y no humanos.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlberto Acosta, former president of the Constituent Assembly of Ecuador and author of \u003ci\u003eBuen Vivir\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Degrowth is one of the most exciting approaches to emerge from the belly of the industrialised and colonising world, fundamentally challenging its unsustainable and inequitable path of 'development'. But approaches and concepts also need praxis, else they remain in rarified ivory towers. Perhaps for the first time, here, degrowth proponents transform visions and recommendations into a coherent set of actions, from our individual choices to macro-economics and politics. Essential reading for anyone interested in transforming society to be crisis-resilient and crisis-avoiding!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAshish Kothari,  Kalpavriksh\/Global Tapestry of Alternatives and co-editor of \u003ci\u003ePluriverse: A Post-Development Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e​\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Is there life after economic growth? Kallis and his co-authors have taken up the baton from the early proponents of degrowth and created a vibrant, accessible discourse for the 21st Century. \u003ci\u003eThe Case for Degrowth\u003c\/i\u003e provides the why, the where and the how of a better economy and a richer society. Its vision is needed now more than ever.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Jackson,  Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eProsperity without Growth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“This is a bold book that goes beyond naysaying and critique, and in writing such a book, the authors are doing a great service to all us educators who are frequently asked by our students ‘now what? What can we do?’”\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eManisha Anantharaman, Saint Mary’s College of California\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“A concise and thorough overview of the case for degrowth and an alternative vision of sustainable and equitable wellbeing.”\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnders Hayden, Dalhousie University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e“The Case for Degrowth\u003c\/i\u003e is a brief and straightforward explainer, and a good starting point for anyone who wants to get their head around the degrowth movement and what it wants to achieve.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeremy Williams, editor of Time to Act and co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe Economics of Arrival\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“This pithy book offers a well-argued critique of growth systems while presenting policy packages for promoting degrowth that will help people produce only as much, consume less, share more, enjoy time, and live with dignity and joy.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hindu\u003c\/i\u003e\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\"\u003eThe relentless pursuit of economic growth is the defining characteristic of contemporary societies. Yet it benefits few and demands monstrous social and ecological sacrifice. Is there a viable alternative? How can we halt the endless quest to grow global production and consumption and instead secure socio-ecological conditions that support lives worth living for all? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this compelling book, leading experts Giorgos Kallis, Susan Paulson, Giacomo D’Alisa and Federico Demaria make the case for degrowth - living well with less, by living differently, prioritizing wellbeing, equity and sustainability.  Drawing on emerging initiatives and enduring traditions around the world, they advance a radical degrowth vision and outline policies to shape work and care, income and investment that avoid exploitative and unsustainable practices. Degrowth, they argue, can be achieved through transformative strategies that allow societies to slow down by design, not disaster. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEssential reading for all concerned citizens, policy-makers, and students, this book will be an important contribution to one of the thorniest and most pressing debates of our era.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 A Case for Degrowth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePurpose\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaterial and Economic Growth\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRhythms of Growth\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon Sense\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommons and Commoning\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDegrowth\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical Transformations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Sacrifices of Growth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Madness of Compound Growth\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePursuit of Growth Drives Debt, Inequality, and Financial Crises\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShort-Sighted Endeavors to Sustain Growth\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcological Costs of Growth\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExploitation: Vital Ingredient for Growth\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsycho-Social Foundations of Growth\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Making Changes on the Ground\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Common Sense of Sharing and Living Simply So That Others May Simply Live\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Personal to Common\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoevolutionary Possibilities\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommons That are Already Here\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunity Economies in Coevolution\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLimits and Doubts\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDay by Day Transformation to Degrowth\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Path-Breaking Reforms\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Green New Deal Without Growth\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUniversal Basics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReclaiming the Commons\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReduce Working Hours\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublic Finance That Greens and Equalizes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSynergies\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShared Planet, Different Realities\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Strategies for Mobilization\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpenings Amid Consequences of Growth\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChallenges Amid Consequences of Growth\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlliance-Building\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMobilizing for Political Change\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercising, Legislating, and Mobilizing Desired Worlds, Day by Day\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreen Growth\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrowth, Poverty, and Inequality\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManaging Without Growth\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou convinced me. But what can I do?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Economics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Economics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Economics%20%5BKC%5D%22\"\u003eKC\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":52441796083992,"sku":"9781509535620","price":34.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509535620.jpg?v=1785025854","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-case-for-degrowth-hardback-9781509535620","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}