{"product_id":"the-future-is-degrowth-a-guide-to-a-world-beyond-capitalism-paperback","title":"The Future Is Degrowth: A Guide to a World Beyond Capitalism - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthias Schmelzer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAndrea Vetter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAaron Vansintjan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe need to break free from the capitalist economy. Degrowth gives us the tools to bend its bars. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEconomic 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Future Is Degrowth\u003c\/i\u003e argues that the ideology of growth conceals the rising inequalities and ecological destructions associated with capitalism, and points to desirable alternatives to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot only in society at large, but also on the left, we are held captive by the hegemony of growth. Even proposals for emancipatory Green New Deals or postcapitalism base their utopian hopes on the development of productive forces, on redistributing the fruits of economic growth and technological progress. Yet growing evidence shows that continued economic growth cannot be made compatible with sustaining life and is not necessary for a good life for all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides a vision for postcapitalism beyond growth. Building on a vibrant field of research, it discusses the political economy and the politics of a non-growing economy. It charts a path forward through policies that democratise the economy, \"now-topias\" that create free spaces for experimentation, and counter-hegemonic movements that make it possible to break with the logic of growth. Degrowth perspectives offer a way to step off the treadmill of an alienating, expansionist, and hierarchical system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA handbook and a manifesto, \u003ci\u003eThe Future Is Degrowth\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for all interested in charting a way beyond the current crises.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthias Schmelzer\u003c\/b\u003e is a Berlin-based 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Hegemony of Growth\u003c\/i\u003e and edited \u003ci\u003eDegrowth in Movement(s)\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAaron Vansintjan\u003c\/b\u003e lives in Montreal and writes about food, cities, politics, and ecology. He is the co-founder of Uneven Earth, a website focusing on ecological politics. He has been published in The Guardian, Briarpatch Magazine, Red Pepper, Truthout, Open Democracy, and The Ecologist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrea Vetter \u003c\/b\u003eis 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 \u003ci\u003eOya\u003c\/i\u003e and lives in and is co-founder of the \u003ci\u003eHouse of Change\u003c\/i\u003e, a transregional rural space for art, learning and co-creation in Eastern Germany.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 28, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766769942816,"sku":"9781839765841","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2d3f92367dcde597d9b24ce2939997c6.webp?v=1780298566","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-future-is-degrowth-a-guide-to-a-world-beyond-capitalism-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}