Vaddhaka Linn

The Buddha on Wall Street: What's Wrong with Capitalism and What We Can Do about It

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A thorough-going examination of the Buddhist perspective on economics in C21th and its impact on everyday life.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Windhorse Publications
• Print
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 205mm x 136mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 368g
• ISBN-13: 9781909314443
• ISBN-10: 1909314447
• Artikelnr.: 41621559

Autorenporträt

Having completed a degree in economics, Vaddhaka Linn initially worked in the UK in trade unionism, politics, and adult education, before joining the Triratna Buddhist Community in which he has lived and worked since 1994. He now divides his time between the UK and Estonia, where he teaches and helps to run a Buddhist center.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter One Is Change Possible?
Chapter Two The Gift Relationship
Chapter Three The Decline of Community
Chapter Four Work
Chapter Five Nature and the Environment
Chapter Six The Waste Economy
Chapter Seven The Attention Economy
Chapter Eight The Happiness Industry
Chapter Nine The Spirit Level
Chapter Ten Buddhist Voices
Chapter Eleven Summary and Personal Reflections
Bibliography and End Notes