{"product_id":"the-poverty-of-growth-9780745350233","title":"The Poverty of Growth","description":"\u003cp\u003e How do we combat poverty and rising inequality? In our age of impending climate catastrophe, the conventional wisdom around GDP and economic growth is no longer fit for purpose; a rising tide sinks all boats. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Oliver De Schutter argues that we must rethink the fight against poverty. The quest for economic growth not only clashes with the need to remain within planetary boundaries but creates the social exclusion it intends to cure: deteriorating human rights, widening the gap between the richest and the poorest, and merely modernizing poverty without eliminating it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ehe Poverty of Growth \u003c\/i\u003ecalls for social movements, trade unions, and environmental NGOs to forge a new pathway towards a 'post-growth' development and a narrative of progress no longer orientated around wealth and profit. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pluto Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780745350233\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 4.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Olivier de Schutter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44112790290613,"sku":"9780745350233","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c72b75f5-6f88-45b1-8a01-b112c2859c1b.jpg?v=1715054088","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-poverty-of-growth-9780745350233","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}