{"product_id":"the-poverty-of-growth-paperback","title":"The Poverty of Growth - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOlivier de Schutter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKate Raworth\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e How do we combat poverty and rising inequality? In our age of impending climate catastrophe, the conventional wisdom around GDP and economic growth is no longer fit for purpose; a rising tide sinks all boats. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Oliver De Schutter argues that we must rethink the fight against poverty. The quest for economic growth not only clashes with the need to remain within planetary boundaries but creates the social exclusion it intends to cure: deteriorating human rights, widening the gap between the richest and the poorest, and merely modernizing poverty without eliminating it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ehe Poverty of Growth \u003c\/i\u003ecalls for social movements, trade unions, and environmental NGOs to forge a new pathway towards a 'post-growth' development and a narrative of progress no longer orientated around wealth and profit. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Escape from Poverty: Breaking the Vicious Cycles Perpetuating Disadvantage \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSocial Innovation in the Service of Ecological and Social Transformation: The Rise of the Enabling State\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Kate Raworth is the author of the best-selling book \u003ci\u003eDoughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st Century Economist\u003c\/i\u003e. She is Senior Associate at Oxford University's Environmental Change Institute and co-founder of Doughnut Economics Action Lab. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.4 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 20, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460536615090,"sku":"9780745350233","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/51612bf8ca5ba0215c265769c56abbb3.webp?v=1778923807","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-poverty-of-growth-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}