Description: Further DetailsTitle: Slow DownCondition: NewFormat: PaperbackEAN: 9781662602726Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1662602723ISBN: 9781662602726Author: Kohei Saito, Brian BergstromItem Length: 152mmItem Height: 229mmType: MeteorologySubtitle: The Degrowth ManifestoPublisher: Minedition (imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc)Release Date: 10/29/2024Description: "[A] well-reasoned and eye-opening treatise. . . . [Kōhei Saitō makes] a provocative and visionary proposal." —Publishers Weekly, starred review"A cogently structured anti-capitalist approach to the climate crisis."—Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewWhy, in our affluent society, do so many people live in poverty, without access to health care, working multiple jobs and are nevertheless unable to make ends meet, with no future prospects, while the planet is burning?In his international bestseller, Kōhei Saitō argues that while unfettered capitalism is often blamed for inequality and climate change, subsequent calls for “sustainable growth” and a “Green New Deal” are a dangerous compromise. Capitalism creates artificial scarcity by pursuing profit based on the value of products rather than their usefulness and by putting perpetual growth above all else. It is therefore impossible to reverse climate change in a capitalist society—more: the system that caused the problem in the first place cannot be an integral part of the solution. Instead, Saitō advocates for degrowth and deceleration, which he conceives as the slowing of economic activity through the democratic reform of labor and production. In practical terms, he argues for:the end of mass production and mass consumptiondecarbonization through shorter working hoursthe prioritization of essential labor over corporate profitsBy returning to a system of social ownership, he argues, we can restore abundance and focus on those activities that are essential for human life, effectively reversing climate change and saving the planet.Country/Region of Manufacture: USItem Width: 20mmItem Weight: 318gTranslator: Brian BergstromContributor: Brian Bergstrom (Translated by)Genre: Law & PoliticsTopic: Business & Finance, Science Nature & MathRelease Year: 2024 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Slow Down
Title: Slow Down
EAN: 9781662602726
ISBN-10: 1662602723
ISBN: 9781662602726
Type: Meteorology
Subtitle: The Degrowth Manifesto
Release Date: 10/29/2024
Release Year: 2024
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Translator: Brian Bergstrom
Contributor: Brian Bergstrom (Translated by)
Book Title: Slow Down : the Degrowth Manifesto
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
Publication Year: 2024
Topic: Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism, Global Warming & Climate Change
Item Height: 0.8 in
Genre: Political Science, Science
Item Weight: 11.2 Oz
Author: Kohei Saito
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback