Self-Devouring Growth

A Planetary Parable as Told from Southern Africa

Bibliographic Data

ID2686781
AuthorsJ Livingston (0000-0001-6845-6694, corresponding author)
Year2019
Pages176
Publication date2019-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueSelf-Devouring Growth (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherDuke University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1215/9781478007005
OpenAlexW4230382018
Open LibraryOL29853207M
ISBN9781478007005
LanguageEN
Citations received31

In *Self-Devouring Growth*, Julie Livingston examines the devastating paradox of development in contemporary southern Africa. Focusing on Botswana, a nation often lauded as an African success story, Livingston reveals how the pursuit of economic growth, fueled by diamond mining and neoliberal policies, has created a cycle of self-destruction. She argues that this "self-devouring growth" depletes natural resources, exacerbates inequality, and undermines the very social and ecological foundations upon which development depends. Drawing on extensive ethnographic research and historical analysis, Livingston explores the human cost of this unsustainable model, highlighting the experiences of those marginalized and dispossessed by the relentless pursuit of progress. She challenges conventional narratives of development and offers a powerful critique of the global economic forces driving environmental degradation and social injustice

Geography · Economic Issues in Ukraine · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Regional Development and Policy · Africa · Aspect de l'environnement · Consumption (Economics) · Développement économique · Economic conditions · Economic development · Environmental aspects · History · South · South Africa