The Poverty of Growth
$28.80
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
19 April 2024
Summary
‘Lucid, calm and compelling – Olivier De Schutter tackles the big questions’ Kate Pickett, co-author, The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone
How do we combat poverty and rising inequality? In our age of impending climate catastrophe, the conventional wisdom around economic growth is no longer fit for purpose; a rising tide sinks all boats.
Oliver De Schutter believes that we must fundamentally rethink the fight against poverty. The quest for growth not …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780745350233 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0745350232 |
| Author: | Olivier De Schutter, Kate Raworth |
| Publisher: | Pluto Press |
| Imprint: | Pluto Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 19 April 2024 |
| Weight: | 150g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 12mm |
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‘Lucid, calm and compelling – Olivier De Schutter tackles the big question – how do we move forward from outdated economic thinking to a sustainable prosperity for all?’
– Kate Pickett, co-author, The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for EveryoneAbout The Author
Olivier De Schutter
Olivier De Schutter is the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. Previously, he has been the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, and a member of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. He has written extensively on the protection of economic and social rights in the context of economic globalization. He is the co-author of The Escape from Poverty: Breaking the Vicious Cycles Perpetuating Disadvantage and Social Innovation in the Service of Ecological and Social Transformation: The Rise of the Enabling State.
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