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

4.0

A quick and easy read which utilises research into Marx’s notes from his final years to create something that might sound inflammatory and bonkers (who among the general populace looks at Marx with admiration after all?), but in the end has concrete, achievable steps to steer us away from complete catastrophe whilst also increasing happiness. This is a bit like the hippy-dippy ‘eat local, buy local’ writ large, with an expansive list of socialised common goods (water, power, housing, etc) and a focus on breaking the consumerist habit.
Food for thought. I will certainly be evaluating my own lifestyle and habits in light of this.