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*'Prosperity without Growth - Economics for Finite Planet'* by Professor Tim Jackson Pub. Earthscan. isbn 978-1-84407-894-3

The debate is continued on www.earthscan.co.uk/PWG

Contents

Acknowledgements

Forewords by Herman E. Daly; Bill McKibben,

Mary Robinson and Pavan Sukhdev xi

I Prosperity Lost 1

2 The Age of Irresponsibility 17

3 Redefining Prosperity 35

4 The Dilemma of Growth 49

5 The Myth of Decoupling 67

6 The 'Iron Cage' of Consumerism 87

7 Keynesianism and the 'Green New Deal' 103

8 Ecological Macro-economics 121

9 Flourishing — Within Limits 143

10 Governance for Prosperity 157

11 The Transition to a Sustainable Economy 171

12 A Lasting Prosperity 187

Appendices 205

List of Figures, Tables and Boxes 217

List of Acronyms and Abbreviations 219

Notes 241

References 255