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Deep economy : the wealth of communities and the durable future
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Deep economy : the wealth of communities and the durable future

Author: Bill McKibben
Publisher: New York : Times Books, 2007.
Edition/Format: Book : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
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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 w Read more...

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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Bill McKibben
ISBN: 0805076263 9780805076264
OCLC Number: 71812887
Description: 261 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents: After growth -- The year of eating locally -- All for one, or one for all -- The wealth of communities -- The durable future.
Responsibility: Bill McKibben.
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Abstract:

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.

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by bjanvier1 (WorldCat user on 2007-05-31)

CONTENTS
Introduction 1
1 After Growth 5
2 The Year of Eating Locally 46
3 All for One, or One for All 95
4 The Wealth of Communities 129
5 The Durable Future 177
Afterword 227
Notes 233
Acknowledgments 248
Index 251
Acknowledgments 248
Index 251

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