The Living Economy

Paul Ekins

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN:
  9781138418813
• eBook ISBN:
  9781134955671
• Topic: Economics
• Subtopic: Business General
• Index: Economics

First Published in 1986. Economics is in trouble. Its policy instruments are blunt, its experts disagree and its theories are in disarray in the face of global economics disorder: unprecedented levels of indebtedness, endemic inflation, high unemployment , deepening world poverty and gross environmental degradation. The Living Economy analyses conventional economic theory in the light of contemporary economic problems and finds its basic premises and assumptions flawed and its methodology suspect in several important respects. The Living Economy covers a variety of topics from agricultural methods and policy to health and world trade reform. Contributors come from a wide diversity of countries and continents including the USA, Europe, Africa, and the Far East. Each section is worth reading in its own right, for itself and, indeed, by itself. It is a book to be browsed through, reflected upon and enjoyed at one's leisure. Together the contributions form a rich tapestry of insights and inspirations. They are in no way a simple repetition of Schumacher's thoughts. Rather, they form an authentic part of a wider intellectual tradition of which he was also a part, albeit an early and important one.

Table of contents

• COVER PAGE
• TITLE PAGE
• COPYRIGHT PAGE
• FIGURES AND TABLES
• FOREWORD
• PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• INTRODUCTION
• PART ONE: THE NEED FOR A NEW ECONOMICS
• PART TWO: PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST
• PART THREE: THE NEW ECONOMICS IN ACTION
• CONCLUSION
• APPENDIX 1: THE OTHER ECONOMIC SUMMIT CONFERENCE PAPERS, 1984 AND 1985: DETAILS OF CONTRIBUTORS
• APPENDIX 2: RELEVENT ADDRESSES
• APPENDIX 3: STEERING COMMITTEE OF THE OTHER ECONOMIC SUMMIT
• APPENDIX 4: MAIN SPONSORS OF THE OTHER ECONOMIC SUMMIT IN 1984 AND 1985
• BIBLIOGRAPHY