Magnuson From Greed to Wellbeing

A Buddhist Approach to Resolving Our Economic and Financial Crises
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-4473-1895-8
Verlag: Policy Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten

Despite our fitful attempts over decades at reform, the global financial system seems caught in cycles of boom and bust, instability, and scandal. In this timely new book, Joel Magnuson builds on the classic works of E. F. Schumacher and other kindred spirits to provide a Buddhist economics perspective on this recurring pattern, and offers new possibilities for real change.
The book centers on the belief that greed, aggression, and delusion (Buddhism’s “three poisons”) are embedded within our financial institutions and that they perpetuate the continued widespread attachment to endless economic growth and financial accumulation that are responsible for social and ecological malaise. Arguing that mainstream economics fails to adequately address this cycle, Magnuson presents a new framework of Buddhist economics, helping readers gain a deeper understanding of current economic problems and offering a course toward genuine wellbeing.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Magnuson, Joel

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Wirtschaftstheorie, Wirtschaftsphilosophie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Finanzkrisen, Wirtschaftskrisen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Buddhist Economics and the Three Fires;
Buddhist Economics and Socially Engaged Buddhism;
Happiness Failing on the World Stage;
The Greed-Infected Cloud of Hot Money;
If the Buddha Chaired the Federal Reserve--Banking for Right Livelihood;
Stepping out of the Circle of Pathology;
Accepting Impermanence.

Über Autor(innen)

Magnuson, Joel
JOEL MAGNUSON, Ph.D. is an independent economist based in Portland, Oregon, USA. He is the author of several books as well numerous articles in journals and anthologies in the US, Europe, and Japan. His newest book, From Greed to Wellbeing, is forthcoming by Policy Press, 2016.

JOEL MAGNUSON, Ph.D. is an independent economist based in Portland, Oregon, USA. He is the author of Mindful Economics: How the U.S. Economy Works, Why it Matters, and How It Could Be Different and The Approaching Great Transformation: Toward a Livable Post-Carbon Economy, as well numerous articles in journals and anthologies in the US, Europe, and Japan.