We can thrive during the transition if we set goals that promote human and environmental well-being, rather than continuing to pursue the now-unattainable prize of ever-expanding GDP. It is crammed full of ideas, information and perspective on where our troubled world is headed―a Baedeker for the perplexed, and that's most of us." Heinberg is a leading authority on one critical natural limit precluding further growth, that of oil supply—on which his The Party’s Over is a standard reference. Richard Heinberg’s landmark work goes to the heart of the ongoing financial crisis, explaining how and why it occurred, and what we must do to avert the worst potential outcomes. Please try again. You really need to read it if you want to understand the next few crucial years." Economists insist that recovery is at hand, yet unemployment remains high, real estate values continue to sink, and governments stagger under record deficits. lead not only to the end of growth, and also to the beginning of a new era of progress without growth." Essential reading for anyone left in the anglo saxon world who thinks we might be on the wrong path or that there may be something else to life other than making money and consuming stuff. ― Hazel Henderson, author, The Politics of the Solar Age (1981) and other books, President of Ethical Markets Media (USA and Brazil) and its Green Transition Scoreboard®, "Dig into this book! The Great Recession willnot end in "recovery." The End of Growth proposes a startling diagnosis: humanity has reached a fundamental turning point in its economic history. Please try again. View reviews and related interviews for The End of Growth, “Heinberg shows how peak oil, peak water, peak food, etc. We have to live with a reality based construct of what we have. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. The insanity and immorality of the contemporary economic system, at least since Reagan/Thatcher if not long before, felt like The Emperor's New Clothes to me before i read this book. The end of conventional economic growth would be a shattering turn of events―but the book makes a persuasive case that this is indeed what we are seeing." In the several years or so since peak oil began generating significant literature and debate, it has attracted a diverse array of thinkers. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Frank Kaminski is an ardent Seattle peak oiler, a connoisseur of post-oil novels and a regular book reviewer for Energy Bulletin. And even granting that the economy really has resumed growth, it’s done so against what Heinberg calls an unhealthy backdrop of dramatically higher unemployment and severely reduced tax revenues compared to pre-recession levels. ― James Gustave Speth, author of The Bridge at the Edge of the World: Capitalism, the Environment and Crossing from Crisis to Sustainability, "Read this book and have the light switched on." Life After Growth: How the global economy really works - and why 200 years of growth are over. The expansionary trajectory of industrial civilization is colliding with non-negotiable natural limits. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. This book describes in plain English, without sensationalism or scare-tactics, the truth of the world's situation - and very realistic options for surviving any of the possible futures. We can thrive during the transition if we set goals that promote human and environmental well-being, rather than continuing to pursue the now-unattainable prize of ever-expanding GDP. He believes that necessity will be the driver of change, and that governments and other large-scale institutions will be of limited usefulness. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Heinberg also has some interesting thoughts on how to put these and other initiatives on the map, such as relocating existing community organizations to prominent storefronts. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. The End of Growth proposes a startling diagnosis: humanity has reached a fundamental turning point in our economic history. But he sees promise in a number of current relocalization efforts, including Rob Hopkins’ Transition Town movement and the Common Security Clubs (the latter seeking to provide personal and economic security to jobless among the community). It is crammed full of ideas, information and perspective on where our troubled world is headed – a Baedeker for the perplexed, and that’s most of us.”, –James Gustave Speth, author, The Bridge at the Edge of the World: Capitalism, the Environment and Crossing from Crisis to Sustainability, More endorsements for ‘The End of Growth’, Museletter #332: A simple way to understand what’s happening … and what to do. No one acted, and now the economy is, in Heinberg’s judgment, trapped in a rut from which there’s no escape. Things wouldn't be so bad if there, in fact, a viable energy substitute which would become relatively feasible from a $ standpoint as the cost of oil rises farther. Though we may see temporary revivals of growth hereafter, even ones lasting entire quarters or years, the overall trend line will be pointed steeply downward. Does this book contain quality or formatting issues? The Great Recession will not end in "recovery." ― Caroline Lucas, Member of Parliament (UK), "Richard Heinberg is not one to shy away from difficult topics and The End of Growth is no exception. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. For example, conventional oil production peaked in 2005 and total liquid fuels production, which includes unconventional sources like ethanol and tar sands, may now also be in terminal decline. ― Michael Klare, author, Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet. Frank Kaminski is an ardent reader and reviewer of books related to natural resource depletion, climate change and other issues affecting the fate of industrial civilization.
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