The Day The World Stops Shopping Av J.b. Mackinnon

<p><strong>Consuming less is our best strategy for saving the planet—but can we do it? In this thoughtful and surprisingly optimistic book, journalist J. B. MacKinnon investigates how we may achieve a world without shopping.</strong><br/><br/><em>We can’t stop shopping. And yet we must. This is the consumer dilemma.</em></p><p>The economy says we must always consume more: even the slightest drop in spending leads to widespread unemployment, bankruptcy, and home foreclosure.</p><p>The planet says we consume too much: in America, we burn the earth’s resources at a rate five times faster than it can regenerate. And despite efforts to “green” our consumption—by recycling, increasing energy efficiency, or using solar power—we have yet to see a decline in global carbon emissions.</p><p>Addressing this paradox head-on, acclaimed journalist J. B. MacKinnon asks, <em>What would really happen if we simply stopped shopping?</em> Is there a way t

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