{"product_id":"after-the-spike-by-dean-spears-9781529939149","title":"After the Spike","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAn eye-opening exploration of humanity’s unprecedented path to global depopulation – and why it’s in everyone's interests to prevent it\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Stunning … Essential reading’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDANIEL H. PINK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Helps us understand this most dramatic period in human history’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHANNAH RITCHIE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Dissolves our preconceptions about population through evidence, rigour and a deep compassion for all’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTOBY ORD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWhat kind of future do we want?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf we continue as we are, the world’s population will peak within decades and then suddenly, rapidly decline. It is easy to imagine that fewer people would be better, for both the planet and people who remain. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAfter the Spike\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e asks us to think again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this deeply reasoned and profoundly empathetic look at our shrinking world, leading population economists Dean Spears and Michael Geruso explain why global depopulation makes it harder to escape poverty, disease and inequality – ultimately leaving us all worse off. Above all, they show how population revival, when grounded in freedom and support, goes hand in hand with a greener, healthier and fairer future for everyone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘A punchy read’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Knocks down assumptions like skittles’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'We should all welcome\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAfter the Spike\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eLITERARY REVIEW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Clear and comprehensive' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘You really should read this’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNEW SCIENTIST\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47976645361900,"sku":"9781529939149","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/e49fa6587b5bf95f9bc4772d38b01d48_1fd73e8e-4b7b-48e6-8645-c644a95943c4.jpg?v=1787728083","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/after-the-spike-by-dean-spears-9781529939149","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}