We can't stop shopping but we must stop shopping - the consumer dilemma that defines our lives
and our future. What would happen if we did? We are using up the planet at almost double the
rate it can regenerate. To support our economies we're told we must shop now like we've never
shopped before yet the scale of our consumption remains the biggest factor in the ruination of
the world. But what would life look like if we stopped? Visiting places where economies have
experienced temporary shut-downs artisan producers zero-consumption societies and bringing
together a host of expert views this is both a history of our relationship with consumption
and a story about the future. 'Lays out a wealth of knowledge and wisdom' Ronald Wright
author of A Short History of Progress
