True Wealth

by Schor, Juliet B.

• ISBN13: 9780143119425
• ISBN10: 0143119427
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-08-30
• Publisher: Penguin Group USA

Summary

A groundbreaking statement about ecological decline, suggesting a radical change in how we think about consumer goods, value, and ways to live. In True Wealth, economist Juliet B. Schor rejects the sacrifice message, with the insight that social innovations and new technology can simultaneously enhance our lives and protect the planet. Schor shares examples of urban farmers, DIY renovators, and others working outside the conventional market to illuminate the path away from the work-and-spend cycle and toward a new world rich in time, creativity, information, and community.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
From Consumer Boom to Ecological Bust	p. 25
Economics Confronts the Earth	p. 67
Living Rich on a Troubled Planet	p. 99
The Economics of Plenitude	p. 145
Acknowledgments	p. 185
Notes	p. 191
References	p. 221
Index	p. 249
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