Joel Magnuson

From greed to wellbeing

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The global financial system seems caught in a cycle of boom and bust, instability and scandal. Building on the classic works of E F Schumacher and other kindred spirits, Magnuson provides a Buddhist economics perspective on this recurring pattern and offers new possibilities for change.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Policy Press
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. November 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 330g
• ISBN-13: 9781447318941
• ISBN-10: 1447318943
• Artikelnr.: 44679117

Autorenporträt

JOEL MAGNUSON, Ph.D. is an independent economist based in Portland, Oregon, USA. He is the author of Mindful Economics: How the U.S. Economy Works, Why it Matters, and How It Could Be Different and The Approaching Great Transformation: Toward a Livable Post-Carbon Economy, as well numerous articles in journals and anthologies in the US, Europe, and Japan.

Inhaltsangabe

Buddhist Economics and the Three Fires
Buddhist Economics and Socially Engaged Buddhism
Happiness Failing on the World Stage
The Greed-Infected Cloud of Hot Money
If the Buddha Chaired the Federal Reserve--Banking for Right Livelihood
Stepping out of the Circle of Pathology
Accepting Impermanence.