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VISIONS FOR OUR FUTURE

Jakob von Uexkull and the World Future Council

Edited by Vandana Shiva, Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker, Alexandra Wandel ...

Visions for our Future: Jakob von Uexkull and the World Future Council present solutions to the pressing issues humanity faces. Recipients of the Right Livelihood Award, also known as the "Alternative Nobel Prize", and representatives of the World Future Council offer visions and solutions on topics that include the future of nature, food, energy, regenerative cities, the economy, the rights and ... Read more

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Visions for our Future: Jakob von Uexkull and the World Future Council present solutions to the pressing issues humanity faces. Recipients of the Right Livelihood Award, also known as the "Alternative Nobel Prize", and representatives of the World Future Council offer visions and solutions on topics that include the future of nature, food, energy, regenerative cities, the economy, the rights and
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The World in 2050

How to Think About the Future

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'A dazzling history of the future – Hamish McRae has given us a tour de force' - Tim Harford_______________A bold and illuminating vision of the future, from one of Europe's foremost speakers on global trends in economics, business and societyWhat will the world look like in 2050? How will complex forces of change – demography, the environment, finance, technology and ideas about governance – ... Read more

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'A dazzling history of the future – Hamish McRae has given us a tour de force' - Tim Harford_______________A bold and illuminating vision of the future, from one of Europe's foremost speakers on global trends in economics, business and societyWhat will the world look like in 2050? How will complex forces of change – demography, the environment, finance, technology and ideas about governance –
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Doughnut Economics

Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist

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Sunday Times BestsellerA Financial Times Book of the YearA Forbes Book of the YearAn economist redefines economics for a world in crisis in this “brilliant, thrilling, and revolutionary” book that champions a more sustainable way forward—and sparked a global movement (Guardian).Economics is the mother tongue of public policy. It dominates our decision-making... ... Read more

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Sunday Times BestsellerA Financial Times Book of the YearA Forbes Book of the YearAn economist redefines economics for a world in crisis in this “brilliant, thrilling, and revolutionary” book that champions a more sustainable way forward—and sparked a global movement (Guardian).Economics is the mother tongue of public policy. It dominates our decision-making...
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Enough Is Enough

Building a Sustainable Economy in a World of Finite Resources

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Strategies for transitioning to a steady-state economy that maximizes long-term well-being for all people.We're overusing the earth's finite resources, and yet excessive consumption is failing to improve our lives. In Enough Is Enough, Rob Dietz and Dan O'Neill lay out a visionary but realistic alternative to the perpetual pursuit of economic growth—an economy where the goal is not more but enough ... Read more

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Strategies for transitioning to a steady-state economy that maximizes long-term well-being for all people.We're overusing the earth's finite resources, and yet excessive consumption is failing to improve our lives. In Enough Is Enough, Rob Dietz and Dan O'Neill lay out a visionary but realistic alternative to the perpetual pursuit of economic growth—an economy where the goal is not more but enough
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Five Times Faster

Rethinking the Science, Economics, and Diplomacy of Climate Change

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We need to act five times faster to avoid dangerous climate change. As Greenland melts, Australia burns, and greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, we think we know who the villains are: oil companies, consumerism, weak political leaders. But what if the real blocks to progress are the ideas and institutions that are supposed to be helping us? Five Times Faster is an inside story from Simon ... Read more

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We need to act five times faster to avoid dangerous climate change. As Greenland melts, Australia burns, and greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, we think we know who the villains are: oil companies, consumerism, weak political leaders. But what if the real blocks to progress are the ideas and institutions that are supposed to be helping us? Five Times Faster is an inside story from Simon
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The Politics of Climate Change

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"A landmark study in the struggle to contain climate change, the greatest challenge of our era. I urge everyone to read it."—Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States of AmericaSince it first appeared, this book has achieved a classic status. Reprinted many times since its publication, it remains the only work that looks in detail at the political issues posed by global warming. This new ... Read more

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"A landmark study in the struggle to contain climate change, the greatest challenge of our era. I urge everyone to read it."—Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States of AmericaSince it first appeared, this book has achieved a classic status. Reprinted many times since its publication, it remains the only work that looks in detail at the political issues posed by global warming. This new
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The Resilience Imperative

Cooperative Transitions to a Steady-State Economy

by Michael Lewis, Pat Conaty ...

"[The authors] argue that with more integration and cooperation between businesses, governments and communities, a more sustainable economy is possible." — The Environmental MagazineWe find ourselves between a rock and a hot place—compelled by the intertwined forces of peak oil and climate change to reinvent our economic life at a much more local and regional scale. The Resilience Imperative ... Read more

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"[The authors] argue that with more integration and cooperation between businesses, governments and communities, a more sustainable economy is possible." — The Environmental MagazineWe find ourselves between a rock and a hot place—compelled by the intertwined forces of peak oil and climate change to reinvent our economic life at a much more local and regional scale. The Resilience Imperative
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Cancel The Apocalypse

The New Path To Prosperity

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Ever get the feeling that things are falling apart? You're not alone. From bad banks to global warming it can all look hopeless, but what if everything could turn out, well, even better than before? What if the only thing holding us back is a lack of imagination and a surplus of old orthodoxies?In fascinating and iconoclastic detail - on everything from the cash in your pocket to the food on your ... Read more

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Ever get the feeling that things are falling apart? You're not alone. From bad banks to global warming it can all look hopeless, but what if everything could turn out, well, even better than before? What if the only thing holding us back is a lack of imagination and a surplus of old orthodoxies?In fascinating and iconoclastic detail - on everything from the cash in your pocket to the food on your
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Curing Affluenza

How to Buy Less Stuff and Save the World

by Richard Denniss ...

Affluenza has not just changed the world, it has also changed the way we see the world. Short of money? Borrow some. Caught in the rain? Buy an umbrella. Thirsty? Buy a bottle of water and throw the bottle away. Our embrace of “convenience” and our acceptance of our inability to plan ahead is an entirely new way of thinking, and over the past seventy years we have built a new and different ... Read more

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Affluenza has not just changed the world, it has also changed the way we see the world. Short of money? Borrow some. Caught in the rain? Buy an umbrella. Thirsty? Buy a bottle of water and throw the bottle away. Our embrace of “convenience” and our acceptance of our inability to plan ahead is an entirely new way of thinking, and over the past seventy years we have built a new and different
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On The Edge

by Anthony Giddens ...

Capitalism has become the universal social and economic order of our time. The capitalism of today, however, differs from that of previous eras; with intensifying globalisation, flexible organisations, and new forms of class divisions. Globalisation brings new possibilities, but also new risks, ranging from degradation of the environment to the concentrated control of the media. On the Edge ... Read more

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Capitalism has become the universal social and economic order of our time. The capitalism of today, however, differs from that of previous eras; with intensifying globalisation, flexible organisations, and new forms of class divisions. Globalisation brings new possibilities, but also new risks, ranging from degradation of the environment to the concentrated control of the media. On the Edge
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Rethinking Our World

an invitation to rescue our future

by Maja Göpel ...

Translated by David Shaw ...

A compelling and persuasive look at the social transformations needed to cope with our environmental crises.As this major German bestseller reports, our world is at a tipping point, and we feel it every day. On the one hand, we have never been so well off; on the other hand, we find destruction and crisis everywhere we look. Whether throughout the environment or within society, our systems are ... Read more

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A compelling and persuasive look at the social transformations needed to cope with our environmental crises.As this major German bestseller reports, our world is at a tipping point, and we feel it every day. On the one hand, we have never been so well off; on the other hand, we find destruction and crisis everywhere we look. Whether throughout the environment or within society, our systems are
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Fair Economics

Nature, money and people beyond neoclassical thinking

by Irene Schoene ...

Have you ever questioned our economic model? Wondered how the financial crash was able to happen? Thought about what we can do stop it happening again?Modern economics bases its view of the world on assumptions Adam Smith made about nature and people nearly three hundred years ago, in a time when people travelled by horse and carriage and wrote by the light of candles. We now live in a globally ... Read more

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Have you ever questioned our economic model? Wondered how the financial crash was able to happen? Thought about what we can do stop it happening again?Modern economics bases its view of the world on assumptions Adam Smith made about nature and people nearly three hundred years ago, in a time when people travelled by horse and carriage and wrote by the light of candles. We now live in a globally
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