Sustainable Growth in a Post-Scarcity World : Consumption, Demand, and the Poverty Penalty (Paperback)

Contents: Preface; Part 1: The Coming of Post-Scarcity Society: The post-scarcity paradox; The prophets of abundance; A short history of system change; Abundance and waste in today's economy; How science and technology are creating tomorrow's abundance. Part 2: Sustainability: Fifty wasted years; Sustainability issues in a post-scarcity world. Part 3: The Poverty Trap: Poverty across the globe; The promise of alternative finance and social business. Part 4: The Response of Business: The business response to abundance; The business response to sustainability; The business response to poverty. Part 5: System Change: The prospect for system change; References; Index.