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The Infinite Desire for Growth (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780691210063)
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xWhy society's expectation of economic growth is no longer realistic
Economic 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.Author: Daniel Cohen
ISBN-10: 0691210063
ISBN-13: 9780691210063
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/08/2020
Pages: 184
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.40w x 0.60d
By Daniel Cohen
xDaniel Cohen (1953-2023) was director of the Economics Department at the ﾉcole Normale Sup駻ieure 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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