Escape from Overshoot

Award-winning author - Member of the Royal Society of Canada, 2015; Boulding Memorial Prize from the International Society for Ecological Economics, 2014; Molson Prize in the Social Sciences, 2011

Clear and concise - Author's writing is clear, concise, and nontechnical

Richly illustrated - This richly illustrated book describes our current predicament and identifies alternative economic pathways toward a post-growth future.

Differs from the competition - focuses on overshoot and post-growth solutions rather than green growth. Covers ideas such as contraction (in advanced economies) and convergence (allowing poorer countries to develop) within the context of creating a defined escape plan.

Specific simulations - The feasibility and desirability of contraction is explored with simulations of the economy fleshed out with examples. Shows how to degrow the economy without causing a catastrophe

Well-known academic - Author's work is particularly well-known at University of Vermont, Leeds University (UK), University of Surrey (UK), York University, Canada, McGill University, Canada