Deep economy : the wealth of communities and the durable future / Bill McKibben.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McKibben, Bill

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--Social aspects.

Economic development.

Community development.

Physical Description:

261 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Times Books, 2007.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

After growth

The year of eating locally

All for one, or one for all

The wealth of communities

The durable future.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [233]-247) and index.

ISBN:

0805076263

9780805076264

OCLC:

71812887

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