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Earth Capital: The Long History of Capitalism and Its Aftermath provides a sweeping historical examination of capitalism’s evolution and its devastating environmental impact. Drawing on extensive research, Alessandro Stanziani and Thomas Piketty trace how capitalist economies have exploited natural resources and contributed to ecological degradation across centuries.
The book challenges conventional narratives about economic progress by revealing the hidden environmental costs embedded in capitalism’s development. Through detailed historical analysis, the authors demonstrate how profit-driven systems have prioritized extraction and growth over sustainability and conservation.
This essential work connects economic history with environmental science, offering critical insights into how we arrived at our current climate crisis. The authors argue that understanding capitalism’s long history is crucial for imagining alternative economic futures that prioritize planetary health alongside human prosperity.
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