Infinite Desire for Growth

AvDaniel Cohen

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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Why society’s expectation of economic growth is no longer realisticEconomic growth—and the hope of better things to come—is the religion of the modern world. Yet its prospects have become bleak, with crashes following booms in an endless cycle. In the United States, eighty percent of the population has seen no increase in purchasing power over the last thirty years and the situation is not much better elsewhere. The Infinite Desire for Growth spotlights the obsession with wanting more, and the global tensions that have arisen as a result. Daniel Cohen provides a whirlwind tour of the history of economic growth, from the early days of civilization to modern times, underscoring what is so unsettling today. He examines how a future less dependent on material gain might be considered, and how, in a culture of competition, individual desires might be better attuned to the greater needs of society.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-12-08
Mått:140 x 216 x 18 mm
Vikt:159 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:184
Förlag:Princeton University Press
ISBN:9780691210063
Översättare:Jane Marie Todd

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Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Mikroekonomi inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

Mer om författaren

Daniel Cohen (1953–2023) was director of the Economics Department at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris and a founding member of the Paris School of Economics. His many books include The Inglorious Years: The Collapse of the Industrial Order and the Rise of Digital Society (Princeton), Globalization and Its Enemies, and The Prosperity of Vice: A Worried View of Economics.