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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Milena Büchs , Max KochPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG Edition: 1st ed. 2017 Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9783319599021ISBN 10: 331959902 Pages: 144 Publication Date: 01 August 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Capitalist development and the growth paradigm.- Chapter 3 Growth and the welfare state as we know it.- Chapter 4 Critiques of growth.- Chapter 5 Postgrowth and human wellbeing.- Chapter 6: The generation of human wellbeing – social practices theory.- Chapter 7: Welfare in a global steady-state economy.- Chapter 8: Conclusions.ReviewsThis concise and comprehensible book provides a very gratifying and manageable reading experience. The structure of the book is coherent with short chapters each beginning with an abstract and ending with an informative conclusion. ... highly recommended reading for all interested in the future of welfare systems and the sustainability of income protection. (Tuuli Hirvilammi, Basic Income Studies, July, 2018) This concise and comprehensible book provides a very gratifying and manageable reading experience. The structure of the book is coherent with short chapters each beginning with an abstract and ending with an informative conclusion. ... highly recommended reading for all interested in the future of welfare systems and the sustainability of income protection. (Tuuli Hirvilammi, Basic Income Studies, July, 2018) Postgrowth and Wellbeing should serve as a reference work for scholars, students and activists engaged in supporting societal transitions towards post-growth societies. Buch and Koch ... stress that, unless the socioeconomic, technological and political articulations framing unsustainable practices are addressed simultaneously, basic needs for health and autonomy may suffer. (Monica Guillen-Royo, Ecological Economics, Vol. 146, April, 2018) Author InformationMilena Büchs is Associate Professor in Sustainability, Economics and Low Carbon Transitions, University of Leeds, UK. Max Koch is Professor in Social Policy at Lund University, Sweden. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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