The day the world stops shopping : how ending consumerism gives us a better life and a greener world
MacKinnon, J. B. (James Bernard), 1970-2021
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We are using up the planet at almost double the rate it can regenerate. To support our economies, we're told we must shop now like we've never shopped before. And whilst we can do it more responsibly, the scale of our consumption remains the biggest factor in the ruination of the planet. Yet our reliance on stuff continues to grow. But what would our world look like if we stopped? Would civilisation collapse? Would the planet's ecology be reborn? What would happen to the way we think, make products, use time, express our individuality? Would life be better - or worse? Visiting places where economies have experienced temporary shut-downs, artisan producers, zero-consumption societies and bringing together a host of expert views, this is both a deeply reported thought-experiment, a history of our relationship with consumption, and a story about the future.
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London : The Bodley Head, 2021.
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322 pages ; 24 cm
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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9781847925473 (hbk)
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338.927
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English
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671055
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