Digital Degrowth - Technology in the Age of Survival

'A must-read for anyone who wants to know the brutal truth of digital colonialism driven by the American empire' Kohei Saito, author of Slow Down: The Degrowth ManifestoThe world is racing toward an irreversible ecological catastrophe. Environmental science makes clear that humans must reduce total material resource use, requiring a radical redistribution of wealth within and between countries. Yet little attention has been paid to how the digital economy fits into this equation.Michael Kwet, a leading expert on digital colonialism, presents a new paradigm for the digital society. Merging the science of degrowth with a global analysis of the high-tech economy, he argues that digital capitalism and colonialism must be abolished quickly. In Digital Degrowth, Kwet maps out a path to a people's tech future. He calls for direct action against Silicon Valley, US imperialism and power elites everywhere in order to realize a radically egalitarian digital society that fosters equality in harmony with nature.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Kwet
• Publisher: Pluto
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2024
• EAN: 9780745349862
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-4986-2
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Economics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / E-Commerce / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, Colonialism & imperialism, Economic theory & philosophy, Environmental Economics, Environmentalist thought & ideology, E-commerce: business aspects, International Economics, Colonialism and imperialism, Ethical & social aspects of IT, Environmentalist thought and ideology, Digital or internet economics, Economic theory and philosophy, COMPUTERS / Social Aspects