The Tyranny of Growth is a story that's never been told before. It's a modern-day epic that exposes the lie of economic growth. It is also a story about people and massive deception. It brings to life the individuals and ideas that have created a perfect storm for the present economic crisis. It provocatively recounts how the 2008 global financial meltdown and unfolding COVID19 pandemic have become the leading cause of governments' and multilateral institutions' global spectacular failure. Probing deep beneath the surface, the book reveals uncomfortable truths about the classic economic growth doctrine which was used to coopt African postcolonial institutions and elites to its cause. It brilliantly explains how a single number – GDP – came to have such bewildering appeal and power over our lives, despite its ruinous consequences. But ultimately the book strives to illuminate new ways of imagining the world and transcending the limits of this disaster.