Reviews The first edition was described by Le Monde as "one of the most outstanding pieces of environmental economics literature in recent years". The sociologist Anthony Giddens referred to it as "a must-read for anyone concerned with issues of climate change and sustainabilitybold, original and comprehensive." The second edition received endorsements from Yanis Varoufakis, who referred to it as "essential reading for those refusing to succumb to a dystopic future". Noam Chomsky called it a "thoughtful and penetrating critique". Herman Daly praised it with: "It is hard to improve a classic, but Jackson has done it... a clearly written yet scholarly union of moral vision, with solid economics." Rowan Williams called it "one of the most important essays of our generation: both visionary and realistic, rooted in careful research and setting out difficult but achievable goals, it gives what we so badly needan alternative to passivity, short-term selfishness and cynicism". Structure The second edition of Prosperity without growth: Foundations for the Economy of Tomorrow is organised in eleven chapters: The limits to growth Prosperity lost Redefining prosperity The dilemma of growth The myth of decoupling The 'iron cage' of consumerism Flourishingwithin limits Foundations for the economy of tomorrow Towards a 'post-growth' macroeconomics The progressive State A lasting prosperity Translations Prosperity without Growth: Economics for a Finite Planet (2009) has been translated into eighteen languages including Swedish (Välfärd utan tillväxt: så skapar vi ett hållbart samhälle, 2011), German (Wohlstand ohne Wachstum, 2011), French (Prospérité sans croissance, 2010), Greek (Ευημερία χωρίς ανάπτυξη, 2012), Spanish (Prosperidad sin crecimiento, 2011), Italian (Prosperità senza crescita, 2011), Dutch (Welvaart zonder groei, 2010) and Chinese (无增长的繁荣，2011). The second edition, Prosperity without Growth: Foundations for the Economy of Tomorrow (2017), has been translated into German, French, Italian, and Danish. See also Degrowth Post-growth Steady-state economy Stern Review Material Concerns'', a 1996 book by Jackson References External links Review in The Guardian (January 2010) Routledge website for Prosperity Without Growth Biography of Tim Jackson (official website) Tim Jackson's Media Archive (official website) 2009 in the environment 2009 non-fiction books Books about energy issues British non-fiction books Books critical of economic growth Economics of sustainability Environmental non-fiction books Sustainability books