True Wealth: How and Why Millions of Americans Are Creating a Time-Rich, Ecologically Light, Small-Scale, High-Satisfaction Economy

Schor, Juliet B.

ISBN 10: 0143119427 / ISBN 13: 9780143119425

Published by Penguin Publishing Group, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: True Wealth: How and Why Millions of Americans Are Creating a Time-Rich, Ecologically Light, Small-Scale, High-Satisfaction Economy
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0143119427
• ISBN 13: 9780143119425
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

A groundbreaking statement about ecological decline, suggesting a radical change in how we think about consumer goods, value, and ways to live.

In True Wealth , economist Juliet B. Schor rejects the sacrifice message, with the insight that social innovations and new technology can simultaneously enhance our lives and protect the planet. Schor shares examples of urban farmers, DIY renovators, and others working outside the conventional market to illuminate the path away from the work-and-spend cycle and toward a new world rich in time, creativity, information, and community.

About the Author

Juliet B. Schor is a bestselling author, professor of sociology at Boston College, and cofounder of A New American Dream, an organization devoted to transforming North American lifestyles to make them more ecologically and socially sustainable. She lives in Newton, Massachusetts.