Laurie Laybourn-Langton

central mantra of this book: against oligarchy and breakdown, we must build societies in which we can all flourish.

goal that demands a different type of economy, one reoriented towards meeting social and environmental needs, overturning the injustices of contemporary societies and an extractive, neo-imperial global political economy; promoting communal luxury in societies of everyday beauty and comfort; expanding social ownership and control; and deepening and extending democracy and freedom.

Short History of Environmental Breakdown