Escape from Overshoot av Peter A. Victor

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<p><strong>Earth overshoot will end either by design or by disaster. Which future should we choose? </strong></p><p>Earth is in overshoot. The cumulative impact of 8 billion humans combined with the relentless pursuit of economic growth in the name of "progress" has stressed the planet beyond its limits. We must act now.</p><p>Surveying economic alternatives and charting plausible paths forward for a planned economic contraction, <em>Escape from Overshoot </em>covers a wide terrain, including:</p><ul><li>An overview of Earth overshoot and prevailing trends and implications for humans and biodiversity</li><li>A concise review of economic ideas including neoclassical, Keynesian, Marxist, ecological economics, and steady state economics with an eye to the current crisis</li><li>An analysis of the limitations and possibilities of alternative scenarios such as green growth, doughnut economics, regenerative economics, degrowth, and more</li><li>Prioritizing intergenerational justice through