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The Real Wealth of Nations:
In this powerful book, eminent social scientist Riane Eisler shows that the great problems of our time – such as poverty, inequality, war, terrorism, and environmental degradation – are due largely to flawed economic systems that set the wrong priorities and misallocate resources. Conventional economic models fail to value and support the most essential human work: caring and caregiving. So basic human needs are increasingly neglected, despair and ecological destruction escalate, and the resulting social tensions fuel many of the conflicts we face today. Eisler offers a bold reformulation: a caring economics that transcends traditional categories like capitalist and socialist and offers enormous economic and social benefits. She describes how to put this model into practice through new government and business policies and practices, innovative economic indicators that incorporate caregiving activities, and new social structures. And she lays out practical steps we can take to move towards a society based on this more humane economic model Like her classic The Chalice and The Blade, The Real Wealth of Nations is a bold and insightful look at how to create a society in which everyone can achieve the full measure of their humanity.
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“Riane Eisler
is one of the most important and influential thinkers of our
time. In The Real Wealth of Nations she turns her
attention to the importance of caring and issues a clarion
call for contemporary societies to recognize and value the
essential contribution of caregiving to human well-being.”
— David C. Korten, author of The Great Turning and When Corporations Rule the World “An essential
tool for government leaders, politicians, economists, and
everyone looking for ways to halt environmental destruction,
eradicate poverty, stabilize population, and build a better
future, The Real Wealth of Nations shows us how to
construct a sustainable new economy – and a good quality of life
for our children and generations to come.” “This book should
be mandatory reading for every CEO, every economist, every
government official, every student, and every citizen of our
world. In its pages lies nothing less than the blueprint for the
world we must create if humanity is to ever achieve true
justice, equity, and sustainability. We can be that great
society. The Real Wealth of Nations shows us how.” "Riane Eisler
shows us how to value economically what is valuable humanly— and
what could be more revolutionary than that? To imagine money not
as the root of all evil, but the measure of all good, read
The Real Worth of Nations." “Why has
conventional economics been so slow to offer compelling, useful
responses to our most threatening challenges, such as
environmental degradation or raging inequalities? Riane Eisler
answers this question, and in doing so, reinvents the dismal
science, infusing it with the essential ingredients it needs to
get us out the terribly narrow box in which we’ve been stuck.” “In The Real
Wealth of Nations, Riane Eisler lays out a comprehensive and
compelling argument for why we must change national and global
priorities about what work, and which workers, we
value—including worldwide attitudes towards caring for our
children.” “In The Real
Wealth of Nations, Riane Eisler dares us to tear down our
preconceptions about what matters in economics —and move to an
economic system that actually meets human needs and aspirations.
This book should be read by every member of Congress, and its
practical ideas incorporated into economic policy.” “Riane Eisler has
provided an accessible, fascinating, and persuasive argument for
a caring perspective on economics. Brilliant.” "The Real
Wealth of Nations is a call for nothing less than a ground
shift in consciousness. I urge you to read this profound and
important book." |
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