Addressing the under-analysed structural complicity and transformative potential of legal systems, this timely book explores the interface between law, economic growth and post-growth thinking. It examines various transitions from localised, grassroots practices to constitutional debates and international legal developments.
Leading experts scrutinise human rights, international economic law, and environmental law through multi-scalar framings. Moving beyond a Eurocentric critique, chapters integrate diverse philosophies from the Global North and South, legal frameworks, and ontologies, including African communalism, Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness, and Buen Vivir. They expose how law anchors growth-oriented governance while identifying the precise legal tools, pluralistic practices, and institutional reforms necessary to facilitate a transition away from unsustainable and unequal growth.
Scholars and students of economic, environmental and human rights law will greatly benefit from the book’s insights into the social, cultural, and legal contexts that inform and guide international approaches. Law for a Post-growth World is also an accessible read for development and environmental studies scholars looking for a better understanding of the law and post-growth thought.
