Agenda for a new economy : from phantom wealth to real wealth

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Label

Agenda for a new economy : from phantom wealth to real wealth

Title remainder

from phantom wealth to real wealth

Statement of responsibility

David C. Korten

Creator

• trueKorten, David C

Subject

• trueUnited States -- Economic conditions -- 2001-2009
• trueUnited States -- Economic policy -- 2001-2009
• trueWealth -- United States

Language

eng

Summary

Today's economic crisis is the worst since the Great Depression. However, as David Korten shows, the steps being taken to address it do nothing to deal with the reality of a failed economic system. Korten identifies the deeper sources: Wall Street institutions that have perfected the art of creating "wealth" without producing anything of real value: phantom wealth. Our hope lies not with Wall Street, Korten argues, but with Main Street, which creates real wealth from real resources to meet real needs. He outlines an agenda to create a new economy--locally based, community oriented, and devoted to creating a better life for all, not simply increasing profits. It will require changes to how we measure economic success, organize our financial system, even the very way we create money.--From publisher description

Member of

• BK currents book

Cataloging source

BTCTA

Index

no index present

LC call number

HC106.83

LC item number

.K67 2009

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

A BK currents book