Reviews and Comments

Instead of applying the Marxist method to develop a robust theory on ecological political economy, Saitō makes dubious reinterpretations of Marx to assure the reader that Marx agrees with his degrowth position. The opposing views that Saitō argues against are mostly paper tigers. For a manifesto, it is overly wordy. For a serious piece on degrowth, it is embarrassingly lacking in scientific rigor. In terms of editing, Bergstrom appears to have made a baffling mistake when localizing temperature increases to Fahrenheit, erroneously adding 32 to the values, resulting in false, apocalyptic projections. Instead of wasting your time on this, read papers by Jason Hickel.

Popular non-fiction slop meant for uneducated leftists who want to be told what to think rather than think for themselves. Instead of applying the Marxist method to develop a robust theory on ecological political economy, Saitō makes dubious reinterpretations of Marx to assure the reader that Marx agrees with his degrowth position. The opposing views that Saitō argues against are mostly paper tigers. For a manifesto, it is overly wordy. For a serious piece on degrowth, it is embarrassingly lacking in scientific rigor. In terms of editing, Bergstrom appears to have made a baffling mistake when localizing temperature increases to Fahrenheit, erroneously adding 32 the values and providing truly apocalyptic projections. Instead of wasting your time on this, read papers by Jason Hickel.

New reissue on 25 February