Now we know for sure what a world of Emperor’s new clothes the global economy has been, Tim Jackson’s book is a most timely one. His view of our financial future – a world where we can prosper without constant economic growth is balm to the soul. The situation can and must be changed, Tim Jackson’s arguments showing we can also create an economically successful world without overloading the environment.
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| Primary Genre | Temporary Thema |
Is more economic growth the solution? Will it deliver prosperity and well-being for a global population projected to reach nine billion? In this explosive book, Tim Jackson - a top sustainability adviser to the UK government - makes a compelling case against continued economic growth in developed nations. No one denies that development is essential for poorer nations. But in the advanced economies there is mounting evidence that ever-increasing consumption adds little to human happiness and may even impede it. More urgently, it is now clear that the ecosystems that sustain our economies are collapsing under the impacts of rising consumption. Unless we can radically lower the environmental impact of economic activity - and there is no evidence to suggest that we can - we will have to devise a path to prosperity that does not rely on continued growth. Economic heresy? Or an opportunity to improve the sources of well-being, creativity and lasting prosperity that lie outside the realm of the market? Tim Jackson provides a credible vision of how human society can flourish - within the ecological limits of a finite planet. Fulfilling this vision is simply the most urgent task of our times. This book is a substantially revised and updated version of Jackson's controversial study for the Sustainable Development Commission, an advisory body to the UK Government. The study rapidly became the most downloaded report in the Commission's nine year history when it was launched earlier this year.
Prosperity without Growth - Economics for a Finite Planet features in the following genres: Temporary Thema
Prosperity without Growth - Economics for a Finite Planet is available in Hardback
Prosperity without Growth - Economics for a Finite Planet was written by Tim Jackson and published by Earthscan Ltd
