As De Vogli brilliantly and succinctly reveals in this wide-ranging panorama of a book, the way we live now is simply not sustainable. With his breadth of vision, fearlessness and unerring eye for the truth, this is what De Vogli provides.” Richard Wilkinson, author of The Spirit Level “If you think the world’s current economic problems are just a blip, with normal service soon to be resumed, think again. But the transformation we so urgently need must start from an understanding of the interlocking system as a whole. Others cover just one aspect of the political, social, environmental and economic challenge facing humanity. “Concerned for the future of humanity? Then read this book. Roberto De Vogli is Associate Professor in Social Epidemiology at the University of California Davis, USA. This book will be of interest to researchers and students of ecology, psychology, public health, epidemiology, human development, political philosophy, economics, sociology and politics. In the past, civic struggles have overcome “the limits of the possible.” Whether this will happen again in the future is the central question of our time. Yet, the history of human emancipation has often been shaped by giant leaps forward. What is to be done? Can we stop progress toward collapse? Given the current distribution of power and wealth, and the state of psychological and political inertia in which we are trapped, our chances of redefining progress around alternative values and embracing a new philosophy of life are slim. The market God is the belief that all societal and human affairs are best regulated as market exchanges. The greed creed states that people are nothing but selfish profiteers in a perpetual search for status and wealth. He argues that in recent decades, modern societies have been dominated by a suicidal economic doctrine based on two articles of faith: the greed creed and the market God. In this hard-hitting analysis, Roberto De Vogli identifies the root cause of all these symptoms of societal breakdown: neoliberalism, defined as market greed. It is not a coincidence, the author argues, that global ecological destruction is occurring in tandem with other crises: rising mental disorders, mindless consumerism, rampant conformism, status competition, civic disengagement, startling social inequalities, global financial instability, and widespread political impasse. ![]() He explores the connections between the environmental crisis and the psychological, social, cultural, political and economic emergencies affecting modern societies. In Progress or Collapse, Roberto De Vogli guides us through the multiple converging global crises of economic progress. Modern societies are consuming, polluting and growing as if there is no tomorrow. The world is on a collision course against the limits of the ecosystem. There are converging ecological crises looming on the horizon: climate change, peak oil, water shortages, fish depletion and food scarcities. ![]() ![]() Human progress is heading toward collapse. P R O GORR E S S COLLAPSE THE CRISES OF MARKET GREED
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