Bob Elliston

Broschiertes Buch

It Doesn't Have to be This Way

A critique of, and alternatives for, Australia's current neoliberal, ecocidal and greed-capitalist economics

Beschreibung

At the intersection of economics, politics, ecology and philosophy there's a path for change and hope, but we'll need to give up some old ideas to gain it. Our high cost of living has been fuelled by Neoliberal, monetarist economics, with higher interest rates causing more inflation, and tax cuts for the wealthy only pushing prices higher. Our broken economy is also the primary cause of Global Heating, which is killing the biosphere and necessitates a change in how we live and work. This book proposes a science-literate and Nature-friendly economics for survival, a philosophy for living, and a hope for World Peace Now.

Autor

Bob is a retired nurse whose interest in economics arose thirty years ago when politicians voted themselves a 40% pay rise while Tasmania's Health Department made drastic 'Economic Rationalist' staff cuts at his hospital. These events coincided with Tasmania's conservation struggles and the growing awareness that human-induced climate change poses an even greater danger to our existence than the threat of 'nuclear overkill' that has overhung the world all Bob's life. Exploration of philosophy, economics, religion and ecology, plus a diverse working life, has convinced him that although we face terrifying problems there are still choices and the worst outcomes may yet be averted.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Chapter Seven
• Seitenzahl: 158
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 153mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 248g
• ISBN-13: 9781763818903
• ISBN-10: 176381890X
• Artikelnr.: 72634395