Sacred Economics
money, gift, & society in the age of transition
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Author
Publication
2011 - Evolver Editions, Berkeley, Calif, California
Language
English
Word Count
117,250 words, Guess
Page Count
469 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivesacredeconomicsm0000eise
- ISBN-139781583943977
- ISBN-101583943978
- Library of Congress Control Number2011010766
- OCLC Control Number707235827
and 3 more
- Better World Books9781583943977
- Better World BooksW8-BOE-625
- Open LibraryOL25018246M
Classifications
- DDC332.4/9
- LCCHG231 .E37 2011
- LCCHG231.E37 2011
Description
"Sacred Economics traces the history of money from ancient gift economies to modern capitalism, revealing how the money system has contributed to alienation, competition, and scarcity, destroyed community, and necessitated endless growth. Today, these trends have reached their extreme--but in the wake of their collapse, we may find great opportunity to transition to a more connected, ecological, and sustainable way of being. This book is about how the money system will have to change--and is already changing--to embody this transition. A broadly integrated synthesis of theory, policy, and practice, Sacred Economics explores avant-garde concepts of the New Economics, including negative-interest currencies, local currencies, resource-based economics, gift economies, and the restoration of the commons. Author Charles Eisenstein also considers the personal dimensions of this transition, speaking to those concerned with "right livelihood" and how to live according to their ideals in a world seemingly ruled by money. Tapping into a rich lineage of conventional and unconventional economic thought, Sacred Economics presents a vision that is original yet commonsense, radical yet gentle, and increasingly relevant as the crises of our civilization deepen"--
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