A foundational reading with well-founded arguments and analyses for anyone who wants to engage in the topic of degrowth: The renowned economist and degrowth expert provides an ecological critique of the capitalist obsession with growth and demonstrates how the system needs to be changed to become both more sustainable and fairer. Parrique first dispels the myths and dogmas of growth economics. One example is the dogma of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which asserts that it must rise to avoid jeopardizing prosperity. This is a myth – he suggests doing exactly the opposite. GDP does not measure prosperity but rather the production of an economy – and typically, significant growth in the economy and GDP also leads to increased poverty. He explains not only where the ecological, social, and political problems of growth lie, but also how production and consumption can be reduced, what this means for the economy and society, and what is important: democratic control of production based on social justice, for example, is essential. Parrique convincingly refutes the 12 main criticisms of limiting growth, such as the accusation that it is ineffective, leads to poverty, means deprivation, or is anti-innovation or even totalitarian. His vision is a sustainable and socially just economic and social order, and he outlines ways to achieve this.