From degrowthcanada.wordpress.com - July 22, 2016 3:34 AM
In an act of wishful thinking, Phillip's "Austerity Ecology" glosses over the Jevons Paradox or rebound effect, whereby increases in technologically-induced efficiency often actually result in increased use of resources. Further, the idea that peasant populations leave rural areas only due to the pull of a wonderful urban existence is an insult to many millions…