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The New Economics:

A Bigger Picture
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3 Recensioni
Earthscan, 2009 - 192 pagine
Economics sometimes seems to be stacked against social, environmental and individual well-being. But it doesn't have to be like this. A new approach to economics - deriving as much from Ruskin and Schumacher as from Keynes or Smith - has begun to emerge. Skeptical about money as a measure of success, this new economics turns our assumptions about wealth and poverty upside down. It shows us that real wealth can be measured by increased well-being and environmental sustainability rather than just having and consuming more things. This book is the first accessible and straightforward guide to the.
  

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I won this book in a giveaway. This book was well-written and interesting. The author backs up his theories and recommendations with research and presents it in a fascinating and easy-to-understand ... Leggi recensione completa

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Indice

Chapter 1 The Economic Problem
1
A Brief History of the New Economics
17
Why Did an Apparently Poor Pacific Island Hit the Top of the Happy Planet Index?
31
Why did China Pay for the Iraq War?
49
Why has London Traffic Always Travelled at 12mph?
65
Why do Modern Britons Work Harder than Medieval Peasants?
77
Why are Cuban Mechanics the Best in the World?
95
Why Does Britain Import the Same Number of Chocolate Waffles as it Exports?
109
Why Do Fewer People Vote when there is a Walmart Nearby?
123
Why are Malawi Villagers Paying the Mortgages of Surbiton Stockbrokers?
135
Chapter 11 The Future
151
Appendices
161
Index
181
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