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life money and illusion living on earth as if we want to stay
p in recent years unchecked growth has brought us to the brink of economic and environmental collapse . life money & illusion was inspired by the dilemma of having an economic structure that has to grow to remain healthy while facing the finite limits of our planet . this revised and updated edition launches a review of economic expansion . it examines how growth came to be a goal and how that goal though once beneficial is now the propellant for catastrophe . then by showing how the economy can be restructured to remain within planetary limits it points the way to a sustainable future . life money & illusion advocates change by shifting the dominant economic paradigm from growth to sustainability . techniques include measuring progress with social and environmental indicators along with economic onesencouraging investment in communitypractical changes such as full cost accounting tax shifting and monetary reformhonoring the golden rule instead of the rule of goldfocusing more on living than on stuffan engaging and empowering vision of a future that celebrates humanitys extraordinary ability to adapt and evolve life money & illusion will appeal to social activists business people students environmentalists financial planners economists parents grandparents and anyone else with a stake in the future . br mike nickerson is an educator and the author of three books on sustainability . he helped draft the canada well being measurement act and lives in ontario canada .
paperback new society publishers 2009 isbn13 9780865716599 isbn10 0865716595
abridged n isbn 13 9780865716599 number in series 1 number of pages 442 publisher consortium book sales & dist release date 62135769600000