This book describes how environmental destruction and extreme inequality are the result of the human economy becoming ultrasocial: a society dedicated to the production of surplus whose requirements take precedence over the needs of individuals. This is an accessible exploration of what this means for the future of humanity.
This book describes how environmental destruction and extreme inequality are the result of the human economy becoming ultrasocial: a society dedicated to the production of surplus whose requirements take precedence over the needs of individuals. This is an accessible exploration of what this means for the future of humanity.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
John Gowdy is Emeritus Professor of Economics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he served as Chair of the Department of Economics and as Graduate Director of the Ecological Economics program. He was previously a Leverhulme Professor at Leeds University and a Fulbright Professor at the Economic University of Vienna.
Inhaltsangabe
Part I. The Evolution of Human Ultrasociality: 1. The Ultrasocial Origin of our Existential Crisis 2. The Evolution of Ultrasociality in Humans and Social Insects 3. Our Hunter-Gatherer Heritage and the Evolution of Human Nature 4. The Agricultural Transition and how it Changed our Species Part II. The Rise and Consolidation of State/Market Societies: 5. The Rise of State Societies 6. The Modern State/Market Superorganism 7. Neoliberalism: The Ideology of the Superorganism Part III. Back to the Future: 8. Taming the Market: A Minimal Bioeconomic Program 9. Evolving a Sustainable and Equitable Future: What can we learn from Non-Market Cultures? 10. Reclaiming Human Nature: The Future will be Better (Eventually) Index.
Part I. The Evolution of Human Ultrasociality: 1. The Ultrasocial Origin of our Existential Crisis 2. The Evolution of Ultrasociality in Humans and Social Insects 3. Our Hunter-Gatherer Heritage and the Evolution of Human Nature 4. The Agricultural Transition and how it Changed our Species Part II. The Rise and Consolidation of State/Market Societies: 5. The Rise of State Societies 6. The Modern State/Market Superorganism 7. Neoliberalism: The Ideology of the Superorganism Part III. Back to the Future: 8. Taming the Market: A Minimal Bioeconomic Program 9. Evolving a Sustainable and Equitable Future: What can we learn from Non-Market Cultures? 10. Reclaiming Human Nature: The Future will be Better (Eventually) Index.
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