From Greed to Wellbeing
A Buddhist Approach to Resolving Our Economic and Financial Crises
Seiten
2016
Policy Press (Verlag)
978-1-4473-1894-1 (ISBN)
Policy Press (Verlag)
978-1-4473-1894-1 (ISBN)
The global financial system seems caught in a cycle of boom and bust, instability and scandal. Building on the classic works of E F Schumacher and other kindred spirits, Magnuson provides a Buddhist economics perspective on this recurring pattern and offers new possibilities for change.
Despite our fitful attempts over decades at reform, the global financial system seems caught in cycles of boom and bust, instability, and scandal. In this timely new book, Joel Magnuson builds on the classic works of E. F. Schumacher and other kindred spirits to provide a Buddhist economics perspective on this recurring pattern, and offers new possibilities for real change.
The book centers on the belief that greed, aggression, and delusion (Buddhism’s “three poisons”) are embedded within our financial institutions and that they perpetuate the continued widespread attachment to endless economic growth and financial accumulation that are responsible for social and ecological malaise. Arguing that mainstream economics fails to adequately address this cycle, Magnuson presents a new framework of Buddhist economics, helping readers gain a deeper understanding of current economic problems and offering a course toward genuine wellbeing.
Despite our fitful attempts over decades at reform, the global financial system seems caught in cycles of boom and bust, instability, and scandal. In this timely new book, Joel Magnuson builds on the classic works of E. F. Schumacher and other kindred spirits to provide a Buddhist economics perspective on this recurring pattern, and offers new possibilities for real change.
The book centers on the belief that greed, aggression, and delusion (Buddhism’s “three poisons”) are embedded within our financial institutions and that they perpetuate the continued widespread attachment to endless economic growth and financial accumulation that are responsible for social and ecological malaise. Arguing that mainstream economics fails to adequately address this cycle, Magnuson presents a new framework of Buddhist economics, helping readers gain a deeper understanding of current economic problems and offering a course toward genuine wellbeing.
JOEL MAGNUSON, Ph.D. is an independent economist based in Portland, Oregon, USA. He is the author of Mindful Economics: How the U.S. Economy Works, Why it Matters, and How It Could Be Different and The Approaching Great Transformation: Toward a Livable Post-Carbon Economy, as well numerous articles in journals and anthologies in the US, Europe, and Japan.
Buddhist Economics and the Three Fires;
Buddhist Economics and Socially Engaged Buddhism;
Happiness Failing on the World Stage;
The Greed-Infected Cloud of Hot Money;
If the Buddha Chaired the Federal Reserve--Banking for Right Livelihood;
Stepping out of the Circle of Pathology;
Accepting Impermanence.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 10.11.2016 |
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| Zusatzinfo | Not illustrated |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Östliche Philosophie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Buddhismus | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
| Wirtschaft ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
| Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Finanzwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4473-1894-3 / 1447318943 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4473-1894-1 / 9781447318941 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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