Contents
Introduction
1 Growth fetishism
The growth fetish
Economists on wellbeing
The great contradiction
Political implications
2 Growth and wellbeing
Income
Personal happiness
Values and meaning
Alternative measures
3 Identity
Having and wanting
Consumption and the modern self
Marketing
Overconsumption
4 Progress
The idea of progress
Oppression and liberation
Globalisation
5 Politics
The Third Way
The power of economic ideas
Power and equality
6 Work
Rethinking work
The new labour market
In praise of housework
Work in a post-growth world
7 Environment
The voraciousness of growth
The conquering spirit
A philosophical transition
Environmentalism and social democracy
8 The post-growth society
Political downshifting
Eudemonism: the politics of happiness
Starting the transition
The post-growth economy
Power and social structure
Notes