The Growth Illusion: How Economic Growth Has Enriched the Few, Impoverished the Many and Endangered the Planet - Brossura

Douthwaite, Richard J.

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ISBN 10: 0865713960 ISBN 13: 9780865713963

Casa editrice: New Society Pub, 1999

Riassunto

In 1992, when the first edition of The Growth Illusion appeared, most people would have had little doubt that the answer was "yes" - even the author was surprised when his research showed otherwise. Today, however, the climate of opinion has reversed and there is widespread acceptance that, while growth might be necessary to generate jobs, the development path we are following is not improving the quality of life for ourselves or for our children.
This updated and revised edition of The Growth Illusion explains what went wrong. As Richard Douthwaite argues, strategies used by governments to raise national income often increase poverty and unemployment. Moreover, in the USA, Britain, Germany and Australia, each increase in national income consumes more resources than it creates on a sustainable basis. In other words, these economies are running backwards and making their citizens worse off.
The Growth Illusion explores this phenomenon, asking fundamental questions along the way about economics and the society in which we live.

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• Editore: New Society Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0865713960
• ISBN 13: 9780865713963
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 383