The Economics of Arrival: Ideas for a Grown-up Economy
by Katherine Trebeck (Author), Jeremy Williams (Author)

About the Author
Katherine Trebeck is senior researcher with Oxfam.
Jeremy Williams is cofounder of the Postgrowth Institute.

About this book
It’s a largely unquestioned assumption that any and all economic growth is good. Many of the world’s developed countries, which already have a surplus of wealth and resources, continue to pursue economic growth as an end in itself. But could all this unchecked growth end up hurting the citizens of less-developed nations, making escape from poverty impossible? In The Economics of Arrival, Trebeck and Williams put forth a provocative idea: moving away from economic expansion toward economic inclusion. Using global examples, they argue for an economy that delivers quality rather than quantity—an economy for everyone.

Brief contents
one Introduction 1
two The fruits of growth 11
three Are the fruits of growth beginning to rot? 18
four Stockholm Syndrome 57
five Rushing past our stop 65
six Embracing Arrival and making ourselves at home 71
seven What we might find in making ourselves at home 94
eight Arrival and making ourselves at home in the real world 140
nine Are we nearly there yet? 172
ten From individual initiatives to system change 180
eleven Choosing Arrival 205
twelve Conclusion 213
Appendix: further reading 215
Notes 219
References 239
Index 293

Pages: 224 pages
Publisher: Bristol University Press; 1st edition (June 15, 2019)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1529200474
ISBN-13: 978-1529200478