On Gandhi’s Path by Stephanie Mills

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Review by Hazel Henderson Author Stephanie Mills brings the life of peace activist, self-taught economist and bioregionalist Bob Swann into vivid focus. Counting both Mills and Swann as friends and colleagues over the years, I was enthralled with this book and the important lessons for all in Bob Swann’s example …

Sustainability in Austerity by Philip Monaghan

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Review by Alan F Kay Aware that we face the enormous austerity arising from a horrific global recession, Philip Monaghan sees an opportunity to achieve sustainability by taking the interests and needs of lower levels of government. At the lowest level, individuals, small local groups and non-profits understand the needs …

The New Good Life by John Robbins

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Reviewed by Alan F Kay John Robbins book, The New Good Life, unveils the up-and-down extremes of his own life. At two different times he had enormous wealth. The first was offered to him in ways that most people if made aware of such an opportunity would have whole-heartedly accepted …

The Community Land Trust Reader, edited by John Emmeus Davis

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Review by Hazel Henderson, author, Ethical Markets: Growing the Green Economy (2006) With the US housing market in deep disarray and millions of additional foreclosures expected in 2011, a more realistic approach to housing is desperately needed. Washington is still grid-locked on further financial reform beyond the Dodd-Frank law passed …

The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity: Ecological and Economic Foundations, edited by Pushpam Kumar

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‘A landmark study on one of the most pressing problems facing society, balancing economic growth and ecological protection to achieve a sustainable future.’ Simon Levin, Moffett Professor of Biology, Department of Ecology and Evolution Behaviour, Princeton University, USA ‘TEEB brings a rigorous economic focus to bear on the problems of …

Exploring Happiness by Sissela Bok, Yale University Press 2010

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Review by Hazel Henderson © 2010 This deeply researched and profoundly enjoyable book gets to the heart of the new intellectual fashions in studying human happiness. Sissela Bok’s breathtaking tour of history and cultures from antiquity to today’s brain science is quite the best grounding needed by any serious researcher …

A Presidency in Peril by Robert Kuttner, Chelsea Green 2010

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“Preventing a Double-Dip Requires a New Team in Washington” Reviewed by Hazel Henderson © 2010 In my review of Robert Kuttner’s earlier Obama’s Challenge (2008), I shared his concern that Obama’s administration could become one of continuity – with little of the change the USA needs. In this earlier volume, …

THE FUTURE OF FINANCE: And The Theory That Underpins It, London School of Economics Press, UK, 2010

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Review by Hazel Henderson. This compilation of papers by Britain’s best and brightest addresses the structural weaknesses and questions the social utility of the global financial system. These deeper issues are not addressed by the new US 843-page Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act signed by President Obama. …

We are Proud to Recommend The Blue Economy by Dr. Gunter Pauli, a member of Ethical Markets distinguished Advisory Board. – Hazel Henderson, Ed.

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THE BLUE ECONOMY By Gunter Pauli  (*) TOKYO, Jun (IPS)  The world is in need of a new economic model. Who doubts this while the debate on climate change decelerates and the temperature of the earth rises, along with unemployment and poverty levels. We have to search for solutions beyond …