The infinite desire for growth

Part I. The origin of growth. The human species ; Exodus ; November 13, 2026 ; The invention of money ; The theft of history ; From the closed world to the infinite universe

Part II. The future, the future! The singularity is near ; Whither human labor? ; Vanishing growth: ; Marx in Hollywood ; Capital at the dawn of the twenty-first century ; De collapsus novum

Part III. Rethinking progress. The (new) great transformation ; Economics and culture ; The elusive quest of happiness ; The double bind of work and autonomy ; Social endogamy.