Why 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.
The Infinite Desire for Growth - Daniel Cohen
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