The Case for Degrowth, by Giorgos Kallis, Susan Paulson, Giacomo D’Alisa and Federico Demaria.

• 140 pages
• Published by Polity Press
• First published April, 2020
• ISBN: 978-1-509-53563-7

A short and concise book about the need for, and benefits of, degrowth, written by some of the experts on the topic. Published just as the world was experiencing initial spread of COVID-19, The Case for Degrowth explores how we can have an economy that centers people and the planet, not simply GDP growth. Including a chapter on “Path-Breaking Reforms” and “Strategies for Mobilization” this book is an essential read for anyone wanting to know more about degrowth.

“As we embark on the second major global economic crisis in a dozen years, perhaps some of us will be more willing to question the wisdom of producing and consuming more and more, just to keep the system going. The time is ripe for us to refocus on what really matters: not GDP, but the health and well-being of our people and our planet.

In a word, degrowth.”

– Quote from the Preface of The Case for Degrowth.

About the Authors:

Giorgos Kallis is ICREA Professor at the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Autonomous University of Barcelona.
Susan Paulson is Professor at the Center for Latin American Studies, University of Florida.
Giacomo D’Alisa is a FCT post-doctoral fellow at the Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra.
Federico Demaria is a lecturer in ecological economics and political ecology at the University of Barcelona.

About Erin Remblance, your host during #DegrowthLitMonth:

Erin Remblance established her early career in blue-chip fast-moving consumer goods companies in Sydney & London, but always sensed there was more important work to be done. Having children gave her the space to explore the environmental and cultural crises on the planet that need to be urgently addressed. She shifted her focus to dedicate her life towards educating people on climate change, degrowth, planetary boundaries, modern monetary theory and more. Erin is a writer, researcher, co-creator of (re)Biz, wife, and mother of three children. She lives north of Sydney, Australia with her family, on the occupied ancestral country of the Gayemagal people.

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