The Invention of Infinite Growth: How Economists Came to Believe a Dangerous Delusion by Jones, Christopher F.

The Invention of Infinite Growth: How Economists Came to Believe a Dangerous Delusion

A history of how the pursuit of growth has kept us from creating a more sustainable and...
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The Invention of Infinite Growth: How Economists Came to Believe a Dangerous Delusion by Jones, Christopher F.

The Invention of Infinite Growth: How Economists Came to Believe a Dangerous Delusion

$50.12

The Invention of Infinite Growth: How Economists Came to Believe a Dangerous Delusion

$50.12
Author: Christopher F. Jones
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
A history of how the pursuit of growth has kept us from creating a more sustainable and just world.

Most economists believe that growth is the surest path to better lives. This has proven to be one of humanity's most powerful and dangerous ideas. It shapes policy across the globe, but it fatally undermines the natural ecosystems necessary to sustain human life. How did we get here? In The Invention of Infinite Growth, environmental historian Christopher F. Jones takes us through two hundred and fifty years of economic thinking to examine the ideal of growth, its powerful influence, and the crippling burdens many decisions made in its name have placed on us all. Jones argues that the pursuit of growth has never reflected its costs, because economists downplay environmental degradation. What's worse, skyrocketing inequality and diminishing improvements in most people's well-being mean growth too often delivers too little for too many. Jones urges economists to engage more broadly with other ways of thinking, as well as with citizens and governments to recognize and slow infinite growth's impact on the real world.

Both accessible and eye-opening, The Invention of Infinite Growth offers hope for the future. Humans have not always believed that economic growth could or should continue, and so it is possible for us to change course. We can still create new ideas about how to promote environmental sustainability, human welfare, and even responsible growth, without killing the planet and ourselves.


Author: Christopher F. Jones
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 10/14/2025
Pages: 376
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.42lbs
Size: 9.26h x 6.34w x 1.03d
ISBN: 9780226722047

About the Author
Christopher F. Jones is associate professor of history at Arizona State University. He is the author of Routes of Power: Energy and Modern America.

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