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The Day the World Stops Shopping: How ending consumerism gives us a better life and a greener world

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The Day the World Stops Shopping: How ending consumerism gives us a better life and a greener world - Thryft
The Day the World Stops Shopping: How ending consumerism gives us a better life and a greener world - Thryft

Imagining life without shopping, for a greener world.

Recommendation: Hey there! If you've ever wondered about the impact of consumerism on our planet and how we could create a more sustainable future, then "The Day the World Stops Shopping" is a must-read for you. This thought-provoking book takes you on a journey to different places, exploring the consequences of temporary economic shutdowns and zero-consumption societies. It offers a unique perspective on the relationship between our choices as consumers and the well-being of our planet. Get ready to challenge your assumptions and imagine a world where we prioritize sustainability over mindless shopping.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Day the World Stops Shopping: How ending consumerism gives us a better life and a greener world

$9.90
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ISBN: 9781847925480
Related Collections: Business, Personal Development, Economics
Related Topics: Business, Society, Personal Development

Description

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.Our private choices are putting the world in peril. The Day the World Stops Shopping is an essential exploration of who we are and what we use, and a vision of a more sustainable world.


Author: J.B. MacKinnon
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Publication Date: 2021
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Imagining life without shopping, for a greener world.

Recommendation: Hey there! If you've ever wondered about the impact of consumerism on our planet and how we could create a more sustainable future, then "The Day the World Stops Shopping" is a must-read for you. This thought-provoking book takes you on a journey to different places, exploring the consequences of temporary economic shutdowns and zero-consumption societies. It offers a unique perspective on the relationship between our choices as consumers and the well-being of our planet. Get ready to challenge your assumptions and imagine a world where we prioritize sustainability over mindless shopping.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.