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- ISBN 9780745349862
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 20 Aug 2024
- Publisher: Pluto Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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‘A must-read for anyone who wants to know the brutal truth of digital colonialism driven by the American empire’ Kohei Saito, author of Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto
The world is racing toward an irreversible ecological catastrophe. Environmental science makes clear that humans must reduce total material resource use, requiring a radical redistribution of wealth within and between countries. Yet little attention has been paid to how the digital economy fits into this equation.
Michael Kwet, a leading expert on digital colonialism, presents a new paradigm for the digital society. Merging the science of degrowth with a global analysis of the high-tech economy, he argues that digital capitalism and colonialism must be abolished quickly. In Digital Degrowth, Kwet maps out a path to a people’s tech future. He calls for direct action against Silicon Valley, US imperialism and power elites everywhere in order to realize a radically egalitarian digital society that fosters equality in harmony with nature.
