The Infinite Desire for Growth by Daniel Cohen
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
"An utterly absorbing journey from the wheel to the iPhone"---Sharon Shinn, BizEd
"A compact book whose easy-reading style could easily obscure the profundity of its argument. Daniel Cohen’s ultimately hopeful message is that the waning of the religion of growth could create the space for a renewed humanism." * Prospect *
"[A] stimulating book of wide scope drawing on a range of disciplines."---David Lorimer, Paradigm Explorer
"The book is a statement of hope, a plea for mankind to stop running in the rat race and start seeing the roses. Amen!"---J. Bhattacharya, Choice
"A compact book whose easy-reading style could easily obscure the profundity of its argument. Daniel Cohen’s ultimately hopeful message is that the waning of the religion of growth could create the space for a renewed humanism." * Prospect *
"[A] stimulating book of wide scope drawing on a range of disciplines."---David Lorimer, Paradigm Explorer
"The book is a statement of hope, a plea for mankind to stop running in the rat race and start seeing the roses. Amen!"---J. Bhattacharya, Choice
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691172538 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691172536 |
| Title | The Infinite Desire for Growth |
| Author | Daniel Cohen |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 2018-06-12 |
| Number of pages | 184 |
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