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Tag: Malthus

  • Is degrowth an alternative to capitalism?

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    mesrod

    The newest book by Giorgos Kallis, one of the most prolific degrowth advocates is entitled Limits: Why Malthus Was Wrong and Why Environmentalists Should Care. It is a short and accessible read which contains some important and unconventional arguments. In what follows, I will first briefly summarize the core arguments of the book, which promises…

  • Limits: Why Malthus Was Wrong and Why Environmentalists Should Care

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    rsburke

    Limits: Why Malthus Was Wrong and Why Environmentalists Should Care Posted Oct 31, 2019 by Eds.  Environment , Literature  Global  Newswire , Review Originally published: Resolute Reader by Giorgos Kallis (October 22, 2019) This short, readable and stimulating book begins with the author overturning perceived knowledge about the 18th century economist Robert Malthus. Malthus is best know for his extended work An Essay on the Principle of…