Change the Story, Change the Future: A Living Economy for a Living Earth [16 Pt Large Print Edition]

We humans live by stories, says David Korten, and the stories that now govern our society set us on a path to certain self - destruction. In this profound new book, Korten shares the results of his search for a story that reflects the fullness of human knowledge and understanding and provides a guide to action adequate to the needs of our time. Korten calls our current story Sacred Money and Markets. Money, it tells us, is the measure of all worth and the source of all happiness. Earth is simply a source of raw materials. Inequality and environmental destruction are unfortunate but unavoidable. Although many recognize that this story promotes bad ethics, bad science, and bad economics, it will remain our guiding story until replaced by one that aligns with our deepest understanding of the universe and our relationship to it. To guide our path to a viable human future, Korten offers a Sacred Life and Living Earth story grounded in a cosmology that affirms we are living beings born of a living Earth itself born of a living universe. Our health and well - being depend on an economy that works in partnership with the processes by which Earth's community of life maintains the conditions of its own existence - and ours. Offering a hopeful vision, Korten lays out the transformative impact adopting this story will have on every aspect of human life and society.

Author: David C. Korten
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant
Published: 02/02/2015
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780369381002
ISBN10: 0369381009
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Public Policy | Economic Policy

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