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The Growth Delusion: Wealth, Poverty, and the Well-Being of Nations

A provocative critique of the pieties and fallacies of our obsession with economic growth

We live in a society in which a priesthood of economists, wielding impenetrable mathematical formulas, set the framework for public debate. Ultimately, it is the perceived health of the economy which determines how much we can spend on our schools, highways, and defense; economists decide how much unemployment is acceptable and whether it is right to print money or bail out profligate banks.Â

The backlash we are currently witnessing suggests that people are turning against the experts and their faulty understanding of our lives. Despite decades of steady economic growth, many citizens feel more pessimistic than ever, and are voting for candidates who voice undisguised contempt for the technocratic elite. For too long, economics has relied on a language which fails to resonate with people's actual experience, and we are now living with the consequences.

In this powerful, incisive book, David Pilling reveals the hidden biases of economic orthodoxy and explores the alternatives to GDP, from measures of wealth, equality, and sustainability to measures of subjective wellbeing. Authoritative, provocative, and eye-opening,Â The Growth DelusionÂ offers witty and unexpected insights into how our society can respond to the needs of real people instead of pursuing growth at any cost.
Country USA
Brand Tim Duggan Books
Manufacturer Tim Duggan Books
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 0525572503_used
ReleaseDate 2018-01-30
EANs 9780525572503

Country	USA
Brand	Tim Duggan Books
Manufacturer	Tim Duggan Books
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	0525572503_used
ReleaseDate	2018-01-30
EANs	9780525572503

The Growth Delusion: Wealth, Poverty, and the Well-Being of Nations

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