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Right Relationship
Book

Right Relationship

Building a Whole Earth Economy

Berrett-Koehler, 2009 подробнее...


Editorial Rating

8

Qualities

  • Innovative
  • Applicable

Recommendation

Many books decry human greed, describe the degradation of the environment and end with a few short pages recommending reform. This isn’t that type of book. Instead, from the first page, Canadian environmentalists Peter G. Brown and Geoffrey Garver agitate for a revolution in the way people use natural resources. They present an admirably solid case that the relationship between the Earth and the global economy must change, and soon. Whether their idealistic prescription (global governance institutions?) is realistic, however, remains to be seen. getAbstract recommends this book to leaders who seek a fresh perspective on sustainability and the economy.

Take-Aways

  • Society must find the “right relationship” between economics and ecology – because, for too long, people have avidly pursued the “wrong relationship.”
  • A right relationship would “preserve the integrity, resilience and beauty of the commonwealth of life.”
  • The economy exists to supply humanity with the basics: food, clothing, shelter and health care.

About the Authors

Peter G. Brown, Ph.D., is a professor at McGill University’s School of Environment, and author of Restoring the Public Trust and Ethics, Economics, and International Relations (published in North America as The Commonwealth of Life). Geoffrey Garver is an environmental consultant in Montreal and a trustee of the Quaker Institute for the Future.


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