Capitalism and Environmental Collapse
This book intends to be an alert to the fact that the curve measuring environmental costs against the economic benefits of capitalism has irreversibly entered into a negative phase. The prospect of an environmental collapse has been evidenced by the scien
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Capitalism and Environmental Collapse
Capitalism and Environmental Collapse
Luiz Marques
Capitalism and Environmental Collapse
Luiz Marques Department of History Univerity of Campinas Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
Translated from the Portuguese language edition: "Capitalismo e Colapso Ambiental", third edition, by Luiz Marques. Copyright (c) Editora da Unicamp, 2018. All rights reserved. Translated by Rebecca de Faria Slenes with the support of the grant 2019/14233-3 from the São Paulo Research Foundation (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo - FAPESP). The opinions, hypotheses and conclusions expressed in this material are the author’s responsibility and don’t necessarily reflect FAPESP’s vision. Translation reviewed by William Shelton. ISBN 978-3-030-47526-0 ISBN 978-3-030-47527-7 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47527-7 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Foreword
You are about to read a book that should be required reading at universities all over the world. In it, Luiz Marques lays out in clear detail the trajectory that has been forced upon humanity by a dysfunctional economic system designed and installed to benefit the banks, corporations, and wealthy elites of the world. This economic model, actually known as NeoClassical or “growth economics,” posits at the axiomatic level that the human economy can grow forever. The growth model, and those who teach and promote it, goes on to functionally implement economic growth at an exponential rate. Nothing can grow forever within a limited container, no less grow at an exponential rate. Only in the reductionist human imagination is such a
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