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22%OFFJoel Magnuson - From Greed to Wellbeing: A Buddhist Approach to Resolving Our Economic and Financial Crises - 9781447318941 - V9781447318941
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From Greed to Wellbeing: A Buddhist Approach to Resolving Our Economic and Financial Crises

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Description for From Greed to Wellbeing: A Buddhist Approach to Resolving Our Economic and Financial Crises Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 244 x 28. Weight in Grams: 288.
Despite fitful attempts over decades at reform, the global financial system seems to be caught in continuous cycles of boom and bust, instability and scandal. In this timely new book, Joel Magnuson builds on the classic works of E F Schumacher and other kindred spirits, to provide a Buddhist economics perspective on this recurring pattern, and offers new possibilities for real change.

Product Details

Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447318941
SKU
V9781447318941
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Joel Magnuson
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.

Reviews for From Greed to Wellbeing: A Buddhist Approach to Resolving Our Economic and Financial Crises
This is an insightful critique of our dysfunctional economic system, informed by Buddhist principles. Magnuson shows that the reforms usually proposed cannot alleviate the basic problem: a system that is self-destructive because it institutionalizes greed. And he offers a way forward implied by Buddhist teachings. David Loy, author of The Great Awakening: A Buddhist Social Theory a creative ... Read more

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