Prosperity without Growth
Economics for a Finite Planet

Prosperity without Growth: Economics for a Finite Planet by Tim Jackson (Hardback) (ISBN: 9781844078943)

Is more economic growth the solution? Will it deliver prosperity and well-being for a global population projected to reach nine billion? Written by a top sustainability adviser to the UK government, this book makes a case against continued economic growth in developed nations.

Fulfilling this vision is simply the most urgent task of our times. This book is a substantially revised and updated version of Jackson's controversial study for the Sustainable Development Commission, an advisory body to the UK Government. The study rapidly became the most downloaded report in the Commission's nine year history when it was launched earlier this year.

Foreword 1 Prosperity Lost
2 The Age of Irresponsiblity
3 Redefining Prosperity
4 The Dilemma of Growth
5 The Myth of Decoupling
6 The \'Iron Cage\' of Consumerism 7 Keynesianism and the \'Green New Deal\'
8 Ecological Macro-Economics
9 Flourishing - within Limits
10 Governance for Prosperity 11 The Transition to a Sustainable Economy
12 A Lasting Prosperity
Appendices References
Endnotes