Life, money and illusion : living on earth as if we want to stay / Mike Nickerson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nickerson, Mike, 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--Environmental aspects.

Economic development.

Sustainable development.

Economic policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (465 p.)

Edition:

Rev. and updated ed.

Place of Publication:

Gabriola Island, BC : New Society ; Lanark, ON : Seven Generations Pub., c2009.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

A sustainable economic roadmap for a planet that matters and people who care.

Contents:

Front Cover; Advance Praise; Title Page; Rights Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1: Without Vision, the People Perish; Chapter 2: Vision for the 21st Century; Chapter 3: Life - How It Thrives; Chapter 4: Problems with Life - Human Impacts on a Full Planet; Chapter 5: Mutual Provision - Money, Markets and an Orderly World; Chapter 6: Magnitude and Abstraction - When We Grow Very Large; Part Two: Problems with Our Market Economy; Chapter 7: Where Value Is Neglected; Chapter 8: Where Value Is Overstated

Chapter 9: Money - Its Creation, Management and GrowthChapter 10: The Monopoly End Game; Part Three: Economic Solutions; Chapter 11: First Steps; Chapter 12: Practical Changes; Chapter 13: Monetary Reform; Part Four: Transformation; Chapter 14: Cultural Foundations - Working Together as Societies; Chapter 15: How to Get There from Here - A Question of Direction; Chapter 16: A Crack in the Road - Motor Culture; Chapter 17: What Will Become of Us?; Afterword: Looking Back to the Present; Appendix: Tapping Our Collective Potential; Recommended Reading; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781282465633

1282465635

9781550924411

1550924419

OCLC:

551888507