Mindful economics
By: by Joel C. Magnuson
Publisher: Pilot Light Books
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Portland, OR
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780979082207
Subjects: Capitalism; History; Finance; Sustainable development; Economics; Développement durable; Économie politique
Description: An educational resource for citizens, activists, policy-makers and others who wish to deepen there understanding of the U.S. economy and its consequences. Positive social change will require that people understand the economy and the process of developing alternatives.
Notes: "Understanding American capitalism, its consequences and alternatives"--Cover subtitle

Includes bibliographical references (pages 316-320) and index.
Table of contents: title: Economic systems; title: The cash Nexus: households, corporations and the market system; title: Conflict in the cash nexus: labor unions and business associations; title: Government and the ascent of capitalism; title: The U.S. financial systems Part I: money and banks; title: The U.S. financial system Part II: Wall Street, stocks, and bonds; title: America's umbilical cord: the international economy; title: The U.S. capitalist machine; title: The growth imperative of capitalism: prosperity or poverty; title: Sweet delight and endless night: polarization in American capitalism; title: Capitilism and financial market instability; title: The mindful economy Part I: redrawing the institutional map; title: The mindful economy Part II: mindful ownership and mindful finance; title: The mindful economy Part III: mindful economics and sustainable practices.