CONTENTS

 

Preface

ix

Introduction: The Origins of Discontent

1

Part I: Economic Growth and Capitalism

 

1. The Limits of Economic Growth

15

2. Growth and the Mechanics of Capitalism30

 

3. Post-Growth Dystopia

49

4. The Italian Canary in the Growthless Coalmine

77

Part II: The Green Plan to Avoid Disaster

 

5. The True Origins of the Growth Imperative

99

6. Understanding the Winds of Change

128

7. The Global Fight for Planet Earth

154

8. A Blueprint for Green Capitalism

182

Conclusion: The Future of Growth in a Green World

214

Appendix A. GDP and Energy Return on Energy Investment

227

Appendix B. China’s Great Withdrawal and Japan’s Seclusion

231

Notes

235

Bibliography

297

Acknowledgements

327

Index

329