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We all understand that infinite growth in a finite world is impossible, yet we act as if that were not true. We are collectively afflicted with cognitive dissonance – to preserve our mental health we refuse to consider embarrassing truths, hoping that all will turn out well … In reality, we know the way out of this impasse. To heal us of our addiction to growth, we must restore the notion of common goods, rehabilitate reciprocity, put an end to debt, and re-engage a dialogue with nature.
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A way out of the impasse and to heal us of our addiction to growth
Author Biography
Gilbert Rist is professor emeritus at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. He previously taught in Tunisia, and spent several years as director of the Centre Europe-Tiers Monde. His other publications include The Delusions of Economics (Zed 2011). The History of Development was his first book to be translated into English, and has also been published in Spanish and Italian.
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Sciences Po University Press has a triple vocation: to publish research, to edit reference work for students, and to stimulate public and political debate. Founded in the 1950s by Sciences Po (Political Studies Institute of Paris), it has established itself as a leading university publisher. With more than 1,000 titles in its catalogue, Sciences Po University Press publishes the most advanced research in its areas of expertise: geopolitics, globalization and governance, trends in political life, societal change, gender theory and development and 20th century history.
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- Publisher Presses de Sciences Po
- Publication Date May 2019
- Orginal LanguageFrench
- ISBN/Identifier 9782724622751
- Publication Country or regionFrance
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 14 EUR
- Pages168
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language TitleLa Tragédie de la croissance
- Original Language Authorsfre
- Edition1
- Copyright Year2018
- Dimensions19 x 12,5 cm
- SeriesEssai
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