Right relationship: building a whole earth economy
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Main Author: Brown, Peter G. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: San Francisco Berrett-Koehler Publishers c2009
Series:BK currents book
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-192) and index
Our current economic system is unsustainable. Its fundamental elementsunlimited growth and endless wealth accumulationfly in the face of the fact that the Earths resources are clearly finite. The destructive effects of this denial of reality are wreaking havoc on our ecological and social systems. But what is the alternative? We need to go beyond simply fixing problems as they arise, or even as we anticipate them, and offer a comprehensive new economic model. It is a moral imperative
Introduction: Moving from wrong to right relationship -- What's the economy for? : a flourishing commonwealth of life -- How does it work? : putting the economy in its place -- How big is too big? : boundaries on consumption and waste -- What's fair? : sharing life's bounty -- Governance : new ways to stay in bounds and play fair -- Conclusion: Four steps to a whole earth economy
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 216 p.)
ISBN:1576758559
1576758664
1609944518
9781576758557
9781576758663
9781609944513

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