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Many countries have experienced a decline of economic growth for decades, an effect that was only aggravated by the recent global financial crisis. What if in the 21st century this is no longer an exception, but the general rule? Does an economy without growth necessarily bring hardship and crises, as is often assumed? Or could it be a chance for a better life? Authors have long argued that money added to an income that already secures basic needs no longer enhances well-being. Also, ecological constraints and a sinking global absorption capacity increasingly reduce the margin of profitability on investments. Efforts to restore growth politically, however, often lead to reduced levels of social protection, reduced ecological and health standards, unfair tax burdens and rising inequalities. Thus it is time to dissolve the link between economic growth and the good life.This book argues that a good life beyond growth is not only possible, but highly desirable. It conceptualizes "the good life" as a fulfilled life that is embedded in social relations and at peace with nature, independent of a mounting availability of resources. In bringing together experts from different fields, this book opens an interdisciplinary discussion that has often been restricted to separate disciplines. Philosophers, sociologists, economists and activists come together to discuss the political and social conditions of a good life in societies which no longer rely on economic growth and no longer call for an ever expanding circle of extraction, consumption, pollution, waste, conflict, and psychological burnout.Read together, these essays will have a major impact on the debates about economic growth, economic and ecological justice, and the good life in times of crisis. (Provided by publisher)

Quality of life --- Economic development --- Equality --- Social justice --- Lebensqualität --- Sozialer Indikator --- Soziale Gerechtigkeit --- Alternative Ökonomie --- Social aspects

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Social indicators --- Social indicators --- Social sciences --- Sozialer Indikator. --- Welt. --- Social indicators. --- Social sciences --- Indicateurs sociaux. --- Publications périodiques. --- Sciences sociales. --- Research --- Research. --- United States. --- Etats-Unis d'Amérique.

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Quality of life --- Qualidade de vida. --- Condições socioeconômicas. --- Entwicklungspolitik. --- Entwicklungsindikator. --- Sozialer Indikator. --- Lebensqualität. --- Humankapital. --- Arabische Staaten. --- HUMAN DEVELOPMENT. --- Arab countries --- Arab countries --- Arabien. --- Social conditions --- Economic conditions

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Web site includes resources related to the Human development report, including national Human development reports, occasional papers, and symposia.

Economic development --- Quality of life --- Social indicators --- Développement économique --- Qualité de la vie --- Indicateurs sociaux --- Développement social --- Annuaires. --- Développement humain. --- Statistiques sociales. --- Pays en développement. --- Liberté. --- Economic development. --- Quality of life. --- Social indicators. --- Wirtschaftsentwicklung --- Gesellschaft --- Entwicklung --- Sozialer Indikator --- Lebensqualität --- Ontwikkelingsproblematiek. --- Welzijn. --- Kwaliteit van het bestaan.