A revelatory account of the past present and future of economic growth - and how we should
rethink itOver the past two centuries economic growth has freed billions from poverty and made
our lives far healthier and longer. As a result the unfettered pursuit of growth defines
economic life around the world. Yet this prosperity has come at an enormous price: deepening
inequalities destabilizing technologies environmental destruction and climate change.
Resolving this growth dilemma best-selling economist Daniel Susskind argues is the urgent
task of our age. For many in our era of sluggish productivity the worry is slowing growth-in
the UK Europe China and elsewhere-and reversing this stagnation is the goal of every
politician. Others understandably claim given its social and environmental costs that the
only way forward is through 'degrowth' deliberating shrinking our economies. At this time of
uncertainty about growth and its value Susskind has written an essential reckoning. In a
sweeping analysis full of historical insight he explores what really drives growth offering
original ideas for combatting our economic slowdown. He argues that we cannot abandon growth
but shows instead how we can redirect it making it better reflect what we truly value. Lucid
thought-provoking and brilliantly researched Growth: A Reckoning is a vital guide to one of
our greatest challenges.
