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A groundbreaking exploration of the best possible solution to the climate crisis: a new economic model, and a new way of viewing our relationship with the natural world

The world has finally awoken to the reality of climate breakdown and ecological collapse. Now we must face up to its primary cause. Capitalism demands perpetual expansion, which is devastating the living world. There is only one solution that will lead to meaningful and immediate change: DEGROWTH. If we want to have a shot at halting the crisis, we need to restore the balance. We need to change how we see nature and our place in it, shifting from a philosophy of domination and extraction to one that's rooted in reciprocity and regeneration. We need to evolve beyond the dogmas of capitalism to a new system that is fit for the twenty-first century. But what does such a society look like? What about jobs? What about health? What about progress? This book tackles these questions and traces a clear pathway to a post-capitalist economy. An economy that's more just, more caring, and more fun. An economy that enables human flourishing while reversing ecological breakdown. An economy that will not only lift us out of our current crisis, but restore our sense of connection to a world that's brimming with life. By taking less, we can become more.

ISBN-13: 9781786091215

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Penguin Random House UK

Publication Date: 11-01-2021

Pages: 336

Product Dimensions: 5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 1.00(d)

Jason Hickel is an economic anthropologist, Fulbright Scholar and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He is originally from Eswatini (Swaziland) and spent a number of years with migrant workers in South Africa, writing about exploitation and political resistance in the wake of apartheid. He has authored three books, including most recently The Divide: A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions. He writes regularly for the Guardian, Al Jazeera and Foreign Policy, serves as an advisor for the Green New Deal for Europe and sits on the Lancet Commission for Reparations and Redistributive Justice.

Table of Contents

Preface Kofi Mawuli Klu Rupert Read of XR xi

Introduction Welcome to the Anthropocene 1

Part 1 Mote is Less

1 Capitalism - A Creation Story 39

2 Rise of the Juggernaut 81

3 Will Technology Save Us? 126

Part 2 Less is More

4 Secrets of the Good Life 169

5 Pathways to a Post-Capitalist World 205

6 Everything is Connected 251

Acknowledgements 291

Endnotes 295