The economic problem -- No wealth but life : a brief history of the new economics -- Measurement : why is an apparently poor Pacific island at the top of the happy planet index? -- Money : why did China pay for the Iraq War? -- Markets : why has London traffic always travelled at 12mph? -- Life : why do modern Britons work harder than medieval peasants? -- Resources : why are Cuban mechanics the best in the world? -- Trade : why does Britain import the same number of chocolate waffles as it exports? -- Community : why do fewer people vote when there is a Wal-Mart nearby? -- Debt : why are Malawi villagers paying the mortgages of Surbiton stockbrokers? -- The future.
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Economics sometimes seems to be stacked against social, environmental and individual well-being. But it doesn't have to be like this. A new approach to economics - deriving as much from Ruskin and Schumacher as from Keynes or Smith - has begun to emerge. Skeptical about money as a measure of success, this new economics turns our assumptions about wealth and poverty upside down. It shows us that real wealth can be measured by increased well-being and environmental sustainability rather than just having and consuming more things. This book is the first accessible and straightforward guide to the.