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Enough is enough, building a sustainable economy in a world of finite resources, Rob Dietz and Dan O'Neill

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Enough is enough

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Rob Dietz and Dan O'Neill

building a sustainable economy in a world of finite resources

Perpetual economic growth has ""worked"" for human civilization for centuries, but we've finally hit the wall, economically, socially, and environmentally. Advocates for growth can't deny one thing--the resources of the planet are finite, and running out fast, causing poverty, financial meltdowns, and wealth inequality. The authors show that cultivating a culture of ""enough"" can turn things around, and actually make us richer and happier

Foreword / by Herman Daly -- Preface -- Questions of enough -- Have you had enough? -- Why should enough be the goal? -- How much is enough? -- What sort of economy provides enough? -- Strategies of enough -- Enough throughput : limiting resource use and waste production -- Enough people : stabilizing population -- Enough inequality : distributing income and wealth -- Enough debt : reforming monetary and financial systems -- Enough miscalculation : changing the way we measure progress -- Enough unemployment : securing meaningful jobs -- Enough business as usual : rethinking commerce -- Advancing the economy of enough -- Enough materialism : changing consumer behavior -- Enough silence : engaging politicians and the media -- Enough unilateralism : changing national goals and improving international cooperation -- Enough waiting : taking action to start the transition -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- About the authors