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Prosperity without growth : foundations for the economy of tomorrow / Tim Jackson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017Edition: Second editionDescription: xxxix, 310 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781138935402
  • 1138935409
  • 9781138935419
  • 1138935417
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.927 JAC 23
LOC classification:
  • HC79.E5 J298 2017
Contents:
The limits to growth -- Prosperity lost -- Redefining prosperity -- The dilemma of growth -- The myth of decoupling -- The "iron cage" of consumerism -- Flourishing, within limits -- Foundations for the economy of tomorrow -- Towards a "post-growth" macroeconomics -- Governance for prosperity -- A lasting prosperity.
Summary: "At the core of the book, the key question remains: is more economic growth the solution to the world's problems? Will it deliver prosperity and well-being for a global population projected to reach nine billion? Tim Jackson makes the compelling case that it won't. In the advanced economies there continues to be mounting evidence that ever-increasing consumption adds little to human happiness and may even impede it. And it is abundantly clear that the ecosystems that sustain our economies are collapsing under the impacts of rising consumption. To protect the world's natural resources and for the future well-being of the human race, we will have to devise a path to prosperity that does not rely on continued growth. In the second edition of Prosperity Without Growth, Tim Jackson provides a clear credible vision of how human society can flourish within the ecological limits of a finite planet."-- Provided by publisher.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

What can prosperity possibly mean in a world of environmental and social limits?

The publication of Prosperity without Growth was a landmark in the sustainability debate. Tim Jackson's piercing challenge to conventional economics openly questioned the most highly prized goal of politicians and economists alike: the continued pursuit of exponential economic growth. Its findings provoked controversy, inspired debate and led to a new wave of research building on its arguments and conclusions.

This substantially revised and re-written edition updates those arguments and considerably expands upon them. Jackson demonstrates that building a 'post-growth' economy is a precise, definable and meaningful task. Starting from clear first principles, he sets out the dimensions of that task: the nature of enterprise; the quality of our working lives; the structure of investment; and the role of the money supply. He shows how the economy of tomorrow may be transformed in ways that protect employment, facilitate social investment, reduce inequality and deliver both ecological and financial stability.

Seven years after it was first published, Prosperity without Growth is no longer a radical narrative whispered by a marginal fringe, but an essential vision of social progress in a post-crisis world. Fulfilling that vision is simply the most urgent task of our times.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-288) and index.

The limits to growth -- Prosperity lost -- Redefining prosperity -- The dilemma of growth -- The myth of decoupling -- The "iron cage" of consumerism -- Flourishing, within limits -- Foundations for the economy of tomorrow -- Towards a "post-growth" macroeconomics -- Governance for prosperity -- A lasting prosperity.

"At the core of the book, the key question remains: is more economic growth the solution to the world's problems? Will it deliver prosperity and well-being for a global population projected to reach nine billion? Tim Jackson makes the compelling case that it won't. In the advanced economies there continues to be mounting evidence that ever-increasing consumption adds little to human happiness and may even impede it. And it is abundantly clear that the ecosystems that sustain our economies are collapsing under the impacts of rising consumption. To protect the world's natural resources and for the future well-being of the human race, we will have to devise a path to prosperity that does not rely on continued growth. In the second edition of Prosperity Without Growth, Tim Jackson provides a clear credible vision of how human society can flourish within the ecological limits of a finite planet."-- Provided by publisher.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Tim Jackson is Professor of Sustainable Development at the University of Surrey, UK, and Director of the Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP). For seven years he was Economics Commissioner on the UK Sustainable Development Commission, where his work culminated in the first edition of this book. He was awarded the Hillary Laureate for exceptional international leadership in 2016. In addition to his scientific work, Tim is a prize-winning dramatist with numerous radio writing credits for the BBC.

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