The Real Wealth of Nations: Creating A Caring Economics

Eisler, Riane

ISBN 10: 1576756297 / ISBN 13: 9781576756294

Published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Real Wealth of Nations: Creating A Caring Economics
• Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1576756297
• ISBN 13: 9781576756294
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

The great problems of our time  such as poverty, inequality, war, terrorism, and environmental degradation  are due in part to our flawed economic models that set the wrong priorities and misallocate resources. Conventional economic measures, policies, and practices fail to give visibility and value to the most essential human work  the work of caring and caregiving. This powerful book proposes that we need a radical reformulation of economics, one that supports caring and caregiving at the individual, organizational, societal, and environmental levels. This ""caring economics"" takes into account the full spectrum of economic activities  from the life-sustaining activities of the household, to the life-enriching activities of caregivers and communities of all types, to the life-supporting processes of nature. Eisler exposes the economic double standard that devalues anything stereotypically associated with women and femininity and shows how this distorts our values and our lives.

About the Author

Riane Eisler is president of the Center for Partnership Studies and author of The Chalice and the Blade, Sacred Pleasure, Tomorrow’s Children, and The Power of Partnership. Dr. Eisler is a pioneer in the study of complex systems and the recipient of many honors, including the Humanist Pioneer Award and membership in the World Commission on Global Consciousness and Spirituality.