Growth - A History and a Reckoning

Daniel Susskind traces the rich, surprisingly brief history of economic growth and responds to its ills. We cannot focus only on growth's upsides, but nor is degrowth a viable policy: the benefits of prosperity are too great to discard. Instead we must face tradeoffs, demoting growth from our top priority and reckoning with its moral challenges.

About the author

Daniel Susskind is a Research Professor in Economics at King’s College London and a Senior Research Associate at the Institute for Ethics in AI at Oxford University. He is the author of A World Without Work and coauthor (with Richard Susskind) of the bestselling The Future of the Professions. A former Kennedy Scholar at Harvard University, he has held numerous posts in the British government, including in the Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit, the Cabinet Office, and the Policy Unit at 10 Downing Street.

Product details

• Authors: Susskind Daniel
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.04.2024
• EAN: 9780674294493
• ISBN: 978-0-674-29449-3
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 235 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 640 g
• Illustrations: 32 illus.
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Macroeconomics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, macroeconomics, Economic history, Popular economics, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies