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The Future is Degrowth

A Guide to a World Beyond Capitalism

By: Matthias Schmelzer,Andrea Vetter,Aaron Vansintjan

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The Future is Degrowth

A Guide to a World Beyond Capitalism

By: Matthias Schmelzer,Andrea Vetter,Aaron Vansintjan

We need to break free from the capitalist economy. Degrowth gives us the tools to bend its bars. Economic 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, The Future Is Degrowth argues that the ideology of growth conceals the rising inequalities and ecological destructions associated with capitalism, and points to desirable alternatives to it. Not 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. This 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. A handbook and a manifesto, The Future Is Degrowth is a must-read for all interested in charting a way beyond the current crises.

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The Sustainability Class

How to Take Back Our Future from Lifestyle Environmentalists

By: Vijay Kolinjivadi,Aaron Vansintjan

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The Sustainability Class

How to Take Back Our Future from Lifestyle Environmentalists

By: Vijay Kolinjivadi,Aaron Vansintjan

An original argument that environmental sustainability has been co-opted by the urban elite, along with examples from around the world of ways we can save our planet “Caring for the environment means reclaiming ecology for everyone.” —from the introduction A sustainability apartheid is emerging. More than ever, urban residents want to be green, yet to cater to their interests, a green-tech service economy has sprung up, co-opting well-intentioned concerns over sustainability to sell a resource-heavy and exclusive “lifestyle environmentalism.” This has made cities more unsustainable and inaccessible to the working class. The Sustainability Class is about those wealthy “progressive” urbanites convinced that we can save the planet through individual action, smart urbanism, green finance, and technological innovation. Authors Vijay Kolinjivadi and Aaron Vansintjan challenge many of the popular ideas about environmentalism, showing that it is actually the sustainability class itself that is unsustainable. The solutions they propose work to safeguard an elite minority, exclude billions of people, and ultimately hasten ecological breakdown, not reverse it. From Venice Beach, Los Angeles, to Neom in Saudi Arabia and beyond, the authors explore with biting humor how investors around the world are rushing to capitalize on going green. By contrast, real-world examples of movements for housing and food production, transport, and waste management demonstrate how ordinary people around the world are building a more ecological future by working together, against all odds. In doing so, they show us how sustainability can be reclaimed for everyone. Sustainability isn’t about vibes and superficial green facades. It’s about building people power to reimagine the world.

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The Future is Degrowth

A Guide to a World Beyond Capitalism

By: Matthias Schmelzer,Andrea Vetter,Aaron Vansintjan

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A Guide to a World Beyond Capitalism

By: Matthias Schmelzer,Andrea Vetter,Aaron Vansintjan

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The Sustainability Class

How to Take Back Our Future from Lifestyle Environmentalists

By: Vijay Kolinjivadi,Aaron Vansintjan

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How to Take Back Our Future from Lifestyle Environmentalists

By: Vijay Kolinjivadi,Aaron Vansintjan

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The Future is Degrowth

The Future is Degrowth

The Sustainability Class

The Sustainability Class

The Future is Degrowth

The Future is Degrowth

The Sustainability Class

The Sustainability Class

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