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The Infinite Desire for Growth by Daniel Cohen, Jane Marie Todd is a business book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Infinite Desire for Growth about?
Why society’s expectation of economic growth is no longer realistic Economic growth--and the hope of better things to come—is the religion of the modern world. Yet its prospects have become bleak, with crashes following booms in an endless cycle. In the United States, eighty percent of the population has seen no increase in purchasing power over the last thirty years and the situation is not much better elsewhere. The Infinite Desire for Growth spotlights the obsession with wanting more, and the global tensions that have arisen as a result. Amid finite resources, increasing populations, environmental degradation, and political unrest, the quest for new social and individual goals has never been so critical. Leading economist Daniel Cohen provides a whirlwind tour of the history of economic growth, from the early days of civilization to modern times, underscoring what is so unsettling today. The new digital economy is establishing a "zero-cost" production model, inexpensive software is taking over basic tasks, and years of exploiting the natural world have begun to backfire with deadly consequences. Working hard no longer guarantees social inclusion or income. Drawing on economics
Who reads The Infinite Desire for Growth?
It is typically read by working professionals who need an authoritative practice reference.
Common subject areas: medicine, law, business, engineering.
- Author
- Daniel Cohen, Jane Marie Todd
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Published
- 2018
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781400889495
- Category
- business
- Subjects
- Economics, Business, History
- Rating
- 3.7 / 5 (12 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14