Review:
“The cult of growth and globalization has seldom been so effectively challenged ... 'Deep Economy' fills you with hope and a sense of fresh possibility.” (Michael Pollan - author of 'The Omnivore’s Dilemma')
"This excellent book is the best antidote to global-warming gloom. McKibben is a first-rate writer with a vital message: that climate change, as well as being humankind's greatest threat, could also be our greatest opportunity - an opportunity to lead lives that are more meaningful, connected and rich than ever before in a low-carbon world." (Mark Lynas - Environmentalist and author of 'Six Degrees')
“The global economic system leaves millions of people without the basic necessities life, such as safe, clean water. It is driving our planet to ecological destruction. McKibben offers an inspiring alternative economic vision that is green, just, humane and sustainable.” (Peter Tatchell - Green Party parliamentary candidate)
“Bill McKibben asks the central human question: What is the Economy for? The stakes are terrifyingly high, but with his genial style and fascinating examples of alternative approaches, McKibben convinces me that economics is anything but dismal – if only we can learn to do it right!” (Barbara Ehrenreich - award-winning journalist and bestselling author, whose books include 'Nickel an)
“Bill McKibben asks the central human question: What is the Economy for? The stakes are terrifyingly high, but with his genial style and fascinating examples of alternative approaches, McKibben convinces me that economics is anything but dismal - if only we can learn to do it right!” (Barbara Ehrenreich - award-winning journalist and bestselling author, whose books include 'Nickel an)
“McKibben works on the frontiers of new understandings and returns with his startling and lucid revelations of the possible future.” (William Greider - author of 'The Soul of Capitalism')
“The global economic system leaves millions of people without the basic necessities of life, such as safe, clean water. It is driving our planet to ecological destruction. McKibben offers an inspiring alternative economic vision that is green, just, humane and sustainable.” (Peter Tatchell - Green Party parliamentary candidate)
"This excellent book is the best antidote to global-warming gloom. McKibben is a first-rate writer with a vital message." (Mark Lynas - Environmentalist and author of 'Six Degrees')
"Bill McKibben elegantly demonstrates how people’s lives could be enhanced rather than diminished in the transition to a low-carbon world. Consume less, live better!" (Jonathon Porritt - writer and environmentalist, also Chairman of the UK Sustainable Development Comm)
"Bill McKibben elegantly demonstrates how people’s lives could be enhanced rather than diminished in the transition to a low-carbon world. Consume less, live better!". (Jonathon Porritt - writer and environmentalist, also Chairman of the UK Sustainable Development Comm)
Review:
"What make McKibben's book stand out is the completeness of his arguments and his real-world approach to solutions." (USA Today)
“An eloquent presentation of the case for revising ideas of wellbeing in the direction of sustainability, away from the crude measures of commercial transactions ... an engaging, easily read book which saves until the end a message with stupefying political consequences.” (Public, Guardian)
"Masterfully crafted, deeply thoughtful and mind-expanding. . . . An incisive critique of the unintended consequences of our . . . growth-oriented economy." (Los Angeles Times Book Review)
"Injected with enthusiasm and a passion for changing ‘the way things are done’, this book explores eating locally produced food and reinvesting in flagging communities and holds lessons for everyone." (The Environmentalist (IEMA))
"You'll find a lot of books about economics on the shelves, and plenty about how to be greener - but this combines the two." (Scotsman)
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