A Better World Is Possible

by Nixon, Bruce

• ISBN13: 9781846945144
• ISBN10: 1846945143
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-10-16
• Publisher: Changemakers Books

Summary

We face the biggest challenge in our history. We are heading for environmental disaster. The global economic system is unsustainable, unjust and leads to war and violence. It transfers wealth from those who create it to rich and powerful elites. Measures to restore "business as usual" bear down on those least responsible for the crisis, the young and most vulnerable. We cannot afford to be bystanders. There is an alternative - a great transition to a sustainable and just economy. This book will inspire you and tell you what needs to be done and how you can make it happen. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Bruce Nixon is veteran change agent, writer and speaker on the environmental and economic crisis. His previous work involved leadership and organisational development.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Making Sense of the Situation We are In: How we, 6 billion people, are robbed and our futures are endangered by a few	p. 7
A Time of System Breakdown but also of Hope	p. 8
Understanding the Financial Crisis	p. 22
We, 6.7 Billion People, Need to Feel Our Anger This can provide the energy for fundamental change we need and to transform democracy	p. 45
We Face the Biggest Crisis in Human History - Growth is Not Working
Introduction	p. 58
Climate change	p. 62
Peak oil and its impact on our lives	p. 94
Destruction of the ecosystem on which all life depends	p. 100
Poverty and economic justice	p. 116
Violence, war and the threat of nuclear annihilation	p. 130
Conclusions	p. 143
About the Corporation and Other Things You Need to Know	p. 145
Seeing the Underlying System Clearly	p. 165
Gandhi's Thinking Provides Inspiration for the 21st Century	p. 172
A Vision for a Better World: Possibilities for a better future: What needs to be done and how	p. 187
Greening the World
What needs to be done about climate change, peak oil and ecological destruction, greening the north, paradigm change, green transport, green heat and power, nuclear power or not, good models	p. 188
Transforming the System
Creating a sustainable and just global economy: steady-state economy, a Green New Deal, Contraction and Convergence, Cap and Share, Fee and Dividend, global governance, global institutions and fair global trade	p. 209
New Money
Money, debt, taxation, the commons, land value tax and citizens income	p. 233
Unlocking Democracy
Giving power to communities and people. Subsidiarity, providing real choice, government that serves citizens, participation and involvement	p. 264
Feeding the World
A real green revolution, food sovereignty and security, GM vs. organic, agriculture vs. agribusiness, bioregionalism and localisation vs. globalisation, sustainable distribution	p. 289
Creating Sustainable Cities, Towns and Communities What sustainable means, local vs. global, Subsidiarity, hi tech vs. low tech, positive models, many good things are happening	p. 323
The Possibility of Peace
Ending war, violence and the threat of nuclear annihilation	p. 345
After Copenhagen
What happened, what progress was made, what went wrong and ways forward	p. 360
What We Need to Do
How we can make it happen, what you can do, resources	p. 380
References	p. 393
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