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'Rigorously argued and radically hopeful' - Grace Blakeley, author of Vulture Capitalism'Indispensable ... resets the terms of left debate' - Jodi Dean, author of Capital's GraveCapitalism has created a world of bullshit abundance, where we have too much of what we don’t need and too little of what we do. Through this system’s pursuit of profits, we have been put on a collision course with social and ecological limits that can no longer be ignored.We need an alternative. We need radical abundance. A world of human and non-human flourishing made possible by democratically planned production. But radical abundance can’t just be voted into existence through parliamentary means, it must be made by taking control of our collective reproduction in the here and now.Packed with fascinating research and real-life examples of communal planning and resistance, this book will convince you that a better future is possible, if we want it.

Degrowth or ecomodernism? This book offers a compelling alternative. More than a utopian ideal, radical abundance is the guiding principle of a socialist revolution already in action Kohei Saito, author ofSlow DownIf youre looking for practical steps to a post-capitalist future, dont miss this book Jason Hickel, author ofLess is MoreRigorously argued and radically hopeful Grace Blakeley, author ofVulture CapitalismIndispensable ... resets the terms of left debate Jodi Dean, author ofCapitals GraveCapitalism has created a world of bullshit abundance, where we have too much of what we dont need and too little of what we do. Through this systems pursuit of profits, we have been put on a collision course with social and ecological limits that can no longer be ignored.We need an alternative. We need radical abundance. A world of human and non-human flourishing made possible by democratically planned production. But radical abundance cant just be voted into existence through parliamentary means, it must be made by taking control of our collective reproduction in the here and now. Packed with fascinating research and real-life examples of communal planning and resistance, this book will convince you that a better future is possible, if we want it.Kai Heron is a political organiser and Lecturer at Lancaster University. He is co-editor of theDe Gruyter Degrowth Handbook. Keir Milburn is a writer and activist, the author ofGeneration Left, and co-presenter of the ACFM podcast for Novara media. Bertie Russell is a Senior Research Fellow at ICTA-UAB. He is co-editor ofRadical Municipalism. They are all co-directors of Abundance (in-abundance.org).

Degrowth has emerged as one of the most exciting, and contested, fields of research into the drivers of global heating, ecological collapse, and economic injustice. The perspective is both a critique of existing growth-based models of development, which it argues have put humanity on a collision course with non-negotiable ecological limits, and a vision for a brighter future in which humans and non-humans alike can flourish. By putting an end to growth-seeking economic development and boundless energetic and material throughputs, degrowth’s proponents suggest we can build an economy that meets the material needs of people and planet for generations to come.

This handbook’s contributions signal the importance of degrowth across multiple disciplines and practices. Along the way, they grapple with some of the most critical questions, ideological assumptions, policies, and social struggles of our time.

The handbook approaches degrowth as a loosely knit and developing set of interdisciplinary propositions about what it might take to achieve a world of human and non-human flourishing. Contributors explore, challenge, and critique degrowth’s propositions and its prospects of shaping scholarly agendas, policy frameworks, and social movements. Essays consider degrowth from a variety of empirical and theoretical vantages, including urban design, architecture, political economy, political ecology, critical geography, and political theory. This integrative approach, at once critical and constructive, aims to preserve for readers the sense of possibility that has drawn people to degrowth scholarship thus far.