Sustainable Lifestyles and the Quest for Plenitude: Case Studies of the New Economy - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0300192320 ISBN 13: 9780300192322

Casa editrice: Yale Univ Pr, 2014

Riassunto

Many of today’s most troubling environmental and economic issues have come to seem insoluble: carbon emissions, overshoot, inequality, joblessness, and a dysfunctional food system. Can we change direction, move away from business as usual, and achieve a more sustainable, empowering, and humane economy? Through a fascinating array of illuminating case studies, this hope-filled book affirms that we can.

In locations across the United States and around the globe, local participants are forging their own versions of small-scale, low-footprint, high-satisfaction lifestyles and communities. From raw-milk consumers and members of alternative agricultural initiatives to time bankers, artisan producers in the Aude region of France, and bicycle mechanics on the South Side of Chicago, individuals and small groups are exploring the practice of plenitude. Their efforts demonstrate how social and economic transformation happens and suggest new paths toward larger-scale change and a richer quality of life for all.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Juliet B. Schor is professor of sociology, Boston College, and the author ofTrue Wealth (originally published as Plenitude: The New Economics of True Wealth). She lives in Newton, MA.Craig J. Thompson is Gilbert and Helen Churchill Professor of Marketing, School of Business, University of WisconsinMadison. He lives in Madison, WI.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Yale Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0300192320
• ISBN 13: 9780300192322
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 264
• Redattore: Schor Juliet B., Thompson Craig J.