The End of Growth proposes a startling diagnosis: humanity has reached a fundamental turning point in its economic history. The expansionary trajectory of industrial civilization is colliding with non-negotiable, natural limits. … growth is being blocked by three factors: resource depletion, environmental impacts, and crushing levels of debt. These converging limits will force us to re-evaluate cherished economic theories and reinvent money and commerce. The End of Growth describes what policy makers, communities and families can do to building a new economy that operates within Earth's budget of energy resources. We can thrive during the transition if we set goals that promote human and environmental well-being, rather than continuing to pursue the now unattainable prize of ever-expanding Gross Domestic Product. Blurb source: http://richardheinberg.com/bookshelf/the-end-of-growth-book