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BL
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1036922
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b791292
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Boyle, David,1958-
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| Title & Author
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The new economics : : a bigger picture /\ David Boyle and Andrew Simms.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;Sterling, VA :: Earthscan,, 2009.
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1 online resource (xii, 192 pages)
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| ISBN
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113657333X
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: 1136573372
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: 1849770247
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: 9781136573330
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: 9781136573378
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: 9781849770248
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184407675X
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9781138865624
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9781844076758
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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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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| Abstract
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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.
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Economics-- Psychological aspects.
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Sustainable development.
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Well-being.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Economics-- General.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Reference.
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Economics-- Psychological aspects.
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Ekonomi-- psykologiska aspekter.
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Hållbar utveckling.
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Sustainable development.
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Well-being.
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| Dewey Classification
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330
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HB74.P8B65 2009eb
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Simms, Andrew,1965-
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