Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.

Edward Abbey

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Economic growth Consumerism Environmental destruction Capitalism

Author

Edward Abbey

Source

Arizona: How Big is Big Enough?

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Essay

Language

English

Time

1984 1980s 20th century

Occupation

Environmentalist Writer

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United States

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Abbey, Edward. "Arizona - How Big is Big Enough?" One Life at a Time, Please. Henry Holt and Company, 1988.

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