Includes account of pre-Buddhist animal sacrifice ritual performed by nuns in order to avoid monks'pollution. Karma Lekshe Tsomo, ed. His book speaks to this issue from an alternative to both Marxist and Capitalist viewpoints. He points to the fact that one of the main dangers right now is the fact that neo-liberalism is parading as the end of history, and cutting off meaningful debate on the failures of this, now dominant, system while systematically attacking and marginalizing all attempts at creating alternatives.
Money is a language which almost everyone understands.
His indictment comes from an insider's view and his ideas for alternatives combine structural wisdom with a spiritual vision. A very accessible and important read for the layman interested in how global economics works. Sachs, Wolfgang, Ed. Tomlinson, Alan, ed. Moghadam, Valentine, ed.