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Farewell to Growth
Taschenbuch von Serge Latouche
Sprache: Englisch

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Most of us who live in the North and the West consume far too much - too much meat, too much fat, too much sugar, too much salt. We are more likely to put on too much weight than to go hungry. We live in a society that is heading for a crash. We are aware of what is happening and yet we refuse to take it fully into account. Above all we refuse to address the issue that lies at the heart of our problems - namely, the fact that our societies are based on an economy whose only goal is growth for growth's sake.

Serge Latouche argues that we need to rethink from the very foundations the idea that our societies should be based on growth. He offers a radical alternative - a society of 'de-growth'. De-growth is not the same thing as negative growth. We should be talking about 'a-growth', in the sense in which we speak of 'a-theism'. And we do indeed have to abandon a faith or religion - that of the economy, progress and development--and reject the irrational and quasi-idolatrous cult of growth for growth's sake.

While many realize that that the never-ending pursuit of growth is incompatible with a finite planet, we have yet to come to terms with the implications of this - the need to produce less and consume less. But if we do not change course, we are heading for an ecological and human disaster. There is still time to imagine, quite calmly, a system based upon a different logic, and to plan for a 'de-growth society'.
Most of us who live in the North and the West consume far too much - too much meat, too much fat, too much sugar, too much salt. We are more likely to put on too much weight than to go hungry. We live in a society that is heading for a crash. We are aware of what is happening and yet we refuse to take it fully into account. Above all we refuse to address the issue that lies at the heart of our problems - namely, the fact that our societies are based on an economy whose only goal is growth for growth's sake.

Serge Latouche argues that we need to rethink from the very foundations the idea that our societies should be based on growth. He offers a radical alternative - a society of 'de-growth'. De-growth is not the same thing as negative growth. We should be talking about 'a-growth', in the sense in which we speak of 'a-theism'. And we do indeed have to abandon a faith or religion - that of the economy, progress and development--and reject the irrational and quasi-idolatrous cult of growth for growth's sake.

While many realize that that the never-ending pursuit of growth is incompatible with a finite planet, we have yet to come to terms with the implications of this - the need to produce less and consume less. But if we do not change course, we are heading for an ecological and human disaster. There is still time to imagine, quite calmly, a system based upon a different logic, and to plan for a 'de-growth society'.
Über den Autor

Serge Latouche is Professor Emeritus at the University of Paris-Sud.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword

Introduction

1 The Territory of De-Growth

A UFO in the Microcosm of Politicking

What is De-Growth?

A Battle over Ideas and Words

The Two Sources of De-Growth

The Green Algae and the Snail

An Unsustainable Ecological Footprint

A False Solution: Reducing the Population

2 A Concrete Utopia

The De-Growth Revolution

The Virtuous Circle of Quiet Contraction

De-Growth as a Local Project

Is Reducing Growth a Retrograde Step?

De-Growth: A Challenge for the South

Is De-Growth Reformist or Revolutionary?

3 A Political Programme

An Electoral Programme

Jobs for All in a De-Growth Society

De-Growth: Behind the Work-Based Society

Is De-Growth Soluble in Capitalism?

Is De-Growth a Right-Wing Policy or a Left-Wing Policy?

Do We Need a De-Growth Party?

Conclusion

References

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Genre: Importe, Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: VIII
124 S.
ISBN-13: 9780745646176
ISBN-10: 0745646174
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Latouche, Serge
Übersetzung: Macey, David
Hersteller: Polity Press
John Wiley & Sons
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Wiley-VCH GmbH, Boschstr. 12, D-69469 Weinheim, amartine@wiley-vch.de
Maße: 219 x 139 x 12 mm
Von/Mit: Serge Latouche
Erscheinungsdatum: 05.02.2010
Gewicht: 0,165 kg
Artikel-ID: 101519091
Über den Autor

Serge Latouche is Professor Emeritus at the University of Paris-Sud.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword

Introduction

1 The Territory of De-Growth

A UFO in the Microcosm of Politicking

What is De-Growth?

A Battle over Ideas and Words

The Two Sources of De-Growth

The Green Algae and the Snail

An Unsustainable Ecological Footprint

A False Solution: Reducing the Population

2 A Concrete Utopia

The De-Growth Revolution

The Virtuous Circle of Quiet Contraction

De-Growth as a Local Project

Is Reducing Growth a Retrograde Step?

De-Growth: A Challenge for the South

Is De-Growth Reformist or Revolutionary?

3 A Political Programme

An Electoral Programme

Jobs for All in a De-Growth Society

De-Growth: Behind the Work-Based Society

Is De-Growth Soluble in Capitalism?

Is De-Growth a Right-Wing Policy or a Left-Wing Policy?

Do We Need a De-Growth Party?

Conclusion

References

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Genre: Importe, Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: VIII
124 S.
ISBN-13: 9780745646176
ISBN-10: 0745646174
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Latouche, Serge
Übersetzung: Macey, David
Hersteller: Polity Press
John Wiley & Sons
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Wiley-VCH GmbH, Boschstr. 12, D-69469 Weinheim, amartine@wiley-vch.de
Maße: 219 x 139 x 12 mm
Von/Mit: Serge Latouche
Erscheinungsdatum: 05.02.2010
Gewicht: 0,165 kg
Artikel-ID: 101519091
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