The Case for Degrowth (Paperback)

Preface

Acknowledgments

1 A Case for Degrowth

Purpose

Material and Economic Growth

Rhythms of Growth

Common Sense

Commons and Commoning

Degrowth

Historical Transformations

Notes

2 Sacrifices of Growth

The Madness of Compound Growth

Pursuit of Growth Drives Debt, Inequality, and Financial Crises

Short-Sighted Endeavors to Sustain Growth

Ecological Costs of Growth

Exploitation: Vital Ingredient for Growth

Psycho-Social Foundations of Growth

Notes

3 Making Changes on the Ground

The Common Sense of Sharing and Living Simply So That Others May Simply Live

From Personal to Common

Coevolutionary Possibilities

Commons That are Already Here

Community Economies in Coevolution

Limits and Doubts

Day by Day Transformation to Degrowth

Notes

4 Path-Breaking Reforms

A Green New Deal Without Growth

Universal Basics

Reclaiming the Commons

Reduce Working Hours

Public Finance That Greens and Equalizes

Synergies

Shared Planet, Different Realities

Notes

5 Strategies for Mobilization

Openings Amid Consequences of Growth

Challenges Amid Consequences of Growth

Alliance-Building

Mobilizing for Political Change

Exercising, Legislating, and Mobilizing Desired Worlds, Day by Day

Notes

Frequently Asked Questions

Green Growth

Growth, Poverty, and Inequality

Managing Without Growth

You convinced me. But what can I do?

Notes

Index