The End of Economic Growth
by Charles Siegel
Publisher: Preservation Institute 2006
ISBN/ASIN: 0978872800
ISBN-13: 9780978872809
Number of pages: 56
Description:
Charles Siegel has managed to make this book both readable and pro-active. His assessment of the counterproductivity of our economy and consumer society is persuasive, lucid, fact-filled, and especially timely in an era when we must decide how much is enough for ourselves - and for a sustainable planet.
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