Deep Economy
An impassioned call for an economy that creates community and ennobles our lives. In this manifesto, journalist McKibben offers the biggest challenge in a generation to the prevailing view of our economy. For the first time in human history, he observes,"more" is no longer synonymous with "better"--indeed, they have become almost opposites. McKibben puts forward a new way to think about the things we buy, the food we eat, the energy we use, and the money that pays for it all. Our purchases, he says, need not be at odds with the things we truly value. McKibben´s animating idea is that we need to move beyond "growth" as the paramount economic ideal and pursue prosperity in a more local direction, with regions producing more of their own food, generating more of their own energy, and even creating more of their own culture and entertainment.--From publisher description.Challenges the current view of the economy to call for a shift in focus from growth to prosperity that promotes environmental awareness and emphasizes the individual as a member of a larger community.
Editora: Times Books
ISBN: 0805076263
Número de páginas: 261
Acabamento:
HARDCOVER
Local de Publicação: United States
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