Take back the economy : an ethical guide for transforming our communities / J.K. Gibson-Graham, Jenny Cameron, and Stephen Healy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gibson-Graham, J. K.

Contributor:

Cameron, Jenny, 1961-

Healy, Stephen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community development--Australia.

Community development.

Community development--Moral and ethical aspects.

Australia.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 222 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, [2013]

Summary:

In the wake of economic crisis on a global scale, more and more people, are reconsidering their role in the economy and wondering what they can do to make it work better for humanity and the planet. In this innovative book, J. K. Gibson-Graham, Jenny Cameron, and Stephen Healy contribute complex, understandings of economics in practical terms: what can we do right now, in our own communities, to make a difference? Featuring exercises, thinking tools, and inspiring examples from around the world, Take Back the Economy shows how people can implement small-scale changes in their own lives to create ethical economies. Take Back the Economy dismantles the idea that the economy is separate from us and best comprehended by experts. Instead, the authors demonstrate that the economy is the outcome of the decisions and efforts we make every day. The book explores what people are already doing to build ethical economies presenting these deeds as mutual concerns: What is necessary for survival, and what do we do with the surplus produced beyond what will fulfill basic needs? What do we consume, and how do we preserve and replenish the commons - those resources that can be shared to maintain all? And finally, how can we invest in a future worth living in? Book jacket.

Contents:

Reframing the economy, reframing ourselves

Take back work : surviving well

Take back business : distributing surplus

Take back the market : encountering others

Take back property : commoning

Take back finance : investing in futures

Any time, any place.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780816676064

0816676062

9780816676071

0816676070

OCLC:

816563752