A review by phubbard
Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto by Kōhei Saitō

5.0

I think everyone should read this. Chapter 6 alone is worthwhile for its amazing summary of and innovation in traditional Marxist thought, and Saito in general makes a compelling case on many fronts. I am predisposed to agree with whatever conclusions a book like this (Marxist, environmentalist, anticapitalist) might make, but even if one did not have that prior leaning it is still a valuable and convincing read. I also agree that green Keynesianism is an insufficient and laughably inadequate solution to climate crisis, but Saito’s ‘takedown’ of it is a tad sparse and anecdotal (my only criticism of this work). Once he gets into real theory and discursion, the book shines.