Leaking water infrastructures heritage tourism investments in artworks failing electronics:
Durability lies at the heart of a wide range of seemingly unrelated phenomena. In today's
economies which rest on ever-larger stocks of infrastructures buildings machinery and
household goods durable things are both a hugely significant source of wealth and a constant
source of struggle. The contributors argue that a deeper engagement with durability is
essential for reaching an understanding of how economies work and for envisaging alternative
economies built on principles of environmental stewardship and social justice. Placing
durability at the core of economic analysis this volume explores the work and tensions
involved in the production and valuation of durability to outline a new agenda for more
sustainable economies.
