The End of Progress
How Modern Economics Has Failed Us
(Sprache: Englisch)
A cold, hard look at how modern economics has failed us and why we need a new measure of progress
Modern economics has fallen short. It has widened the gap between rich and poor. It has not allocated the world's resources fairly. It has brought the West...
Modern economics has fallen short. It has widened the gap between rich and poor. It has not allocated the world's resources fairly. It has brought the West...
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A cold, hard look at how modern economics has failed us and why we need a new measure of progressModern economics has fallen short. It has widened the gap between rich and poor. It has not allocated the world's resources fairly. It has brought the West to the brink of financial ruin. It has placed short-term gain before long-term progress. And it has made us focus on the individual, not the society. The end result is a worldwide financial crisis of epic proportions and a planet being scraped clean of the resources needed by future generations, and things are only getting worse. In The End of Progress: How Modern Economics Has Failed Us popular economist Graeme Maxton looks at what went wrong, and what we can do to get ourselves back on track.
During the Age of Enlightenment society flourished, propelled by the wonder of new discoveries, radical ideas for economic and social development, and a sense that we all had a responsibility to improve our world. It's time to get back tothose ideals, step back and examine our values, and work out what humankind really needs.
Presents a chilling look at our current financial system along with a compelling argument for what we need to change
Argues for new measures of progress that emphasize what really matters, not personal greed
Offers a timely look at our broken society and where we're headed next
A thought-provoking, informative book, The End of Progress looks at what got us into our present mess, and shines light onto the road ahead.
As Graeme Maxton's important and entertaining book demonstrates, modern economic theory contains fundamental errors that any intelligent child could spot. This is not just an academic problem; we've left economists to run the world--and the planet is careening toward disaster as a result. Graeme Maxton is one of the first observers to note that world economic growth has reached hard limits. We ignore this shattering news at our peril. But if we can rid modern economic theory of a few fundamental and obvious errors, then a transition to a sustainable and satisfactory new economy is entirely feasible. The End of Progress is a vitally important and highly readable book-read it and have your eyes opened!
Richard Heinberg Senior Fellow, Post Carbon Institute Author, Peak Everything Graeme Maxton's panoramic view of economic history reaches back to Adam Smith and the moral and social philosophy that underpinned the Scotsman's belief in free markets. That inspires Maxton's timely and trenchant critique of modern capitalism and the drug of consumption, financed with debt, which led western countries to the financial crisis of 2008. Only by learning the true lessons, Maxton suggests, will they set themselves on a sustainable economic path.
John Gapper Financial Times columnist The End of Progress accuses economic thinking about markets of a failure that is leading us towards a dark future. Maxton says the financial meltdown and its aftermath, extremes of income inequality, and the looming crisis over resource availability, consumerism and climate change beckon solutions, for which we are ill-equipped. Maxton should be knocking on open doors in calling for change.
George Magnus Author of Uprising Senior Economic Adviser, UBS Graeme Maxton has produced an important and timely book. It's impossible to argue with his conclusion that the world has taken a wrong turning, and that much is set to change in the near future. The End of Progress should be read by as wide an audience as possible, most of whom will find themselves nodding in agreement as they read his analysis of what has gone wrong, and his suggestions for putting things right.
Giles Chance Author, China and the Credit Crisis: The Emergence of a New World Order Visiting Professor, Guanghua School of Management, Peking University thinking about markets of a failure that is leading us towards a dark future. Maxton says the financial meltdown and its aftermath, extremes of income inequality, and the looming crisis over resource availability, consumerism and climate change beckon solutions, for which we are ill-equipped. Maxton should be knocking on open doors in calling for change.
George Magnus Author of Uprising Senior Economic Adviser, UBS Graeme Maxton has produced an important and timely book. It's impossible to argue with his conclusion that the world has taken a wrong turning, and that much is set to change in the near future. The End of Progress should be read by as wide an audience
Richard Heinberg Senior Fellow, Post Carbon Institute Author, Peak Everything Graeme Maxton's panoramic view of economic history reaches back to Adam Smith and the moral and social philosophy that underpinned the Scotsman's belief in free markets. That inspires Maxton's timely and trenchant critique of modern capitalism and the drug of consumption, financed with debt, which led western countries to the financial crisis of 2008. Only by learning the true lessons, Maxton suggests, will they set themselves on a sustainable economic path.
John Gapper Financial Times columnist The End of Progress accuses economic thinking about markets of a failure that is leading us towards a dark future. Maxton says the financial meltdown and its aftermath, extremes of income inequality, and the looming crisis over resource availability, consumerism and climate change beckon solutions, for which we are ill-equipped. Maxton should be knocking on open doors in calling for change.
George Magnus Author of Uprising Senior Economic Adviser, UBS Graeme Maxton has produced an important and timely book. It's impossible to argue with his conclusion that the world has taken a wrong turning, and that much is set to change in the near future. The End of Progress should be read by as wide an audience as possible, most of whom will find themselves nodding in agreement as they read his analysis of what has gone wrong, and his suggestions for putting things right.
Giles Chance Author, China and the Credit Crisis: The Emergence of a New World Order Visiting Professor, Guanghua School of Management, Peking University thinking about markets of a failure that is leading us towards a dark future. Maxton says the financial meltdown and its aftermath, extremes of income inequality, and the looming crisis over resource availability, consumerism and climate change beckon solutions, for which we are ill-equipped. Maxton should be knocking on open doors in calling for change.
George Magnus Author of Uprising Senior Economic Adviser, UBS Graeme Maxton has produced an important and timely book. It's impossible to argue with his conclusion that the world has taken a wrong turning, and that much is set to change in the near future. The End of Progress should be read by as wide an audience
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „The End of Progress “
Acknowledgments xiii1 It's About You--You Are Responsible Too 1
Part 1 Our Belief in The Free Market Failed Us 9
2 Too Much Choice, Too Little Restraint 11
Fetch the Tool Box 11
Economics Is Not Rocket Science: It Is Not Even Science 16
How Has Economics Failed Us? Let Me Count the Ways 17
A DVD Player Should Cost More than Lunch 19
For Richer and Poorer 20
3 A Broken Financial System 23
Consumption, Not Love, Was the Drug 23
How Far Is Down? 26
Consumer Debt 27
Bank Debt 32
Government Debt 39
4 Squandering Our World 47
Who Owns the World's Resources? 47
You Don't Like These Principles? I Have Others 50We'll Know What It's Worth When It's Gone 51
Our Rare Earth 52
Seven Billion into Water Won't Go 54
Laissez-Faire, No Thanks 55
5 The Damaging Power of Me 61
Me, Myself, I 61
The Retreat of Conservatism 63
Kiasu. Bless You 64
Greed Is Not Good, Gordon 65
Part 2 Running Blind--We Are Poorly Equipped to Deal with These Challenges 69
6 Can You Read Kant? 71
Don't Start from Here 71
Well, Duh! 74
Going My Way? 78
7 Who Is in Charge? 81
Someone Needs to Make Decisions 81
Nothing Is Terrible Except Fear Itself 83
Man Is Born Free but Everywhere Is in Chains 84
Who Is in Charge? 89
8 China's Rising Influence Will Not Help 93
It Can Get Worse 93
The Dragon Is Awake 94
Of Privileges and Principles 96
There Is Anger Too 100
Be Careful What You Wish For 104
Playing for Power 106
Part 3 The Implications of These Failures Will Be Hard 117
9 We Will Become Financially Poorer 119
But Answers Are Easy, Aren't They? 120
The Long Tail 121
All Comes Tumbling Down 123
Goodbye Stimulus Packages, Hello Savage State Cutbacks 125
More Air Will Not Work 128
You Need Another Hole in That Belt 129
10 Our Way of Life Will Change 133
In the Energy Battles, No One Will Play Nicely 134
When You Are in a Hole, Keep Digging 138
Shine Some Light on the Problem 146
11 We Will Become Less Healthy 151
How Much Oil Is in That Salad? 154
I'll Give
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the Scalpel a Wipe Then 158
Was That a Cough? 159
The Buzz Has Gone 162
12 We Need to Diffuse the Threats of Conflict 169
We Do Things Differently, Don't You See? 171
The Cupboard Will Soon Be Bare 174
But You Promised! 180
Climate Change Will Bring Threats of Confl ict Too 182
Part 4 Light in an Age of "Endarkenment" 185
13 We Need to Change 187
You Just Need a New Washer, Mate 188
14 Other Options Need Debate 203
From Progress to Poverty 203
Give the Flowers the Power 204
That Pip Squeak? 207
15 You. You Have a Role Now Too 219
Index 223
Was That a Cough? 159
The Buzz Has Gone 162
12 We Need to Diffuse the Threats of Conflict 169
We Do Things Differently, Don't You See? 171
The Cupboard Will Soon Be Bare 174
But You Promised! 180
Climate Change Will Bring Threats of Confl ict Too 182
Part 4 Light in an Age of "Endarkenment" 185
13 We Need to Change 187
You Just Need a New Washer, Mate 188
14 Other Options Need Debate 203
From Progress to Poverty 203
Give the Flowers the Power 204
That Pip Squeak? 207
15 You. You Have a Role Now Too 219
Index 223
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Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Graeme Maxton
- 2011, 1. Auflage., 242 Seiten, Maße: 23,8 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 0470829982
- ISBN-13: 9780470829981
Sprache:
Englisch
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