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The Future is Degrowth
A Guide to a World Beyond Capitalism
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See moreWe need to break free from the capitalist economy. Degrowth gives us the tools to bend its bars.
We the Left needs regrowth, and why regrowth needs the Left
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Economic growth isn’t working. And it cannot be made to work.
Offering a counter-history of how economic growth emerged in the context of colonialism, fossil-fueled industrialization, and capitalist modernity, The Future is Degrowth argues that the ideology of growth conceals the rising inequalities and ecological destructions associated with capitalism.
Growing evidence shows that continued economic growth is incompatible with sustaining life and is not necessary for a good life for all. Despite this, not only in society at large, but also on the left, we are held captive by the hegemony of growth. Leftists have based their utopian hopes on the development of productive forces, on redistributing the fruits of economic growth and technological progress.
This book argues that any left politics and vision for postcapitalism that doesn't question growth perpetuates global inequalities, climate injustice, and the destruction of life on Earth. Degrowth perspectives offer a way to step off the treadmill of an alienating, expansionist, and hierarchical system.
A textbook and a manifesto, The Future is Degrowth is a must-read for all interested in charting a way beyond the current crises. Agree or disagree with the degrowth proposal, read this book to get a better idea of what it is. You just might change your mind.
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The book by Matthias Schmelzer, Aaron Vansintjan, and Andrea Vetter provides a comprehensive analysis of the degrowth movement, challenging reductive views and offering a critique of capitalism. Reviewers highlight its exploration of social justice, ecological limits, and a radical vision for an equitable future. It is praised for being a scholarly yet practical overview, and it's considered essential reading by many.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781839765841
Publisher: Verso Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 June 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Verso Books
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 290g
Pages: 320
About the Author
Matthias Schmelzer is an 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 is the co-founder of Uneven Earth, a website focusing on ecological politics. He has been published in The Guardian, Briarpatch Magazine, Red Pepper, 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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