Less Is More
by Jason Hickel
Degrowth: how capitalism's growth imperative drives ecological breakdown and how high-income countries could scale down. Polemical and clear.
Read it if…
you want the degrowth case stated boldly.
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Skip it if…
you want balanced debate.
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Three things you will actually use
- Growth is not the goal.
- Scale down what is unnecessary.
- Argue with it.
Do this first
Read the chapters on the growth imperative.
Our verdict
Hickel's degrowth.
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