Scarcity: A History from the Origins of Capitalism to the Climate Crisis, by Fredrik Albritton Jonsson and Carl Wennerlind, Episode 48

• Guests: Fredrik Albritton Jonsson (University of Chicago (history.uchicago.edu/directory/fredrik-albritt…)) and Carl Wennerlind (Barnard College (barnard.edu/profiles/carl-wennerlind))

• Host and Producer: Maria Bach (University of Lausanne (applicationspub.unil.ch/interpub/noauth/php/Un…))

In this episode, Maria Bach talks to authors of the book Scarcity: A History from the Origins of Capitalism to the Climate Crisis (hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674987081), Fredrik Albritton Jonsson and Carl Wennerlind.

In their book they trace how today’s dominant view—endless desires demanding endless growth—emerged only over centuries of debate and ideological struggle.

A French translation (cover featured above to the right) will come out in March 2026 (editions.flammarion.com/politiques-de-la-raret…).