Vivre mieux sans croissance

The planet is suffocating under the weight of human-caused damage. Biodiversity is dwindling. Climate change is intensifying. Soil, water, and air pollution are getting worse...

At the same time, our leaders continue to pursue growth at any cost, as if it were a panacea, even though it inflicts irreversible damage on nature and vital resources. Consumers, for their part, are never satisfied; they are constantly encouraged to acquire the superfluous.

Is forced growth the only way to eradicate unemployment and solve debt problems? For more than half a century, Pierre Rabhi has, on the contrary, advocated “joyful simplicity” and “the power of moderation.” Yes, he says, we can live better without growth. Other ways of life are possible, without a “green dictatorship” being imposed on us.

To support these convictions, which have been put to the test by reality, Juliette Duquesne has conducted research and interviewed some sixty experts—economists, sociologists, political scientists, and entrepreneurs—as well as citizens from Europe, Africa, and Asia.