Read Online The Real Wealth of Nations Creating A Caring Economics Riane Eisler 9781576756294 Books
Read Online The Real Wealth of Nations Creating A Caring Economics Riane Eisler 9781576756294 Books
Download As PDF : The Real Wealth of Nations Creating A Caring Economics Riane Eisler 9781576756294 Books
The great problems of our time such as poverty, inequality, war, terrorism, and environmental degradation are due in part to our flawed economic models that set the wrong priorities and misallocate resources. Conventional economic measures, policies, and practices fail to give visibility and value to the most essential human work the work of caring and caregiving. This powerful book proposes that we need a radical reformulation of economics, one that supports caring and caregiving at the individual, organizational, societal, and environmental levels. This ""caring economics"" takes into account the full spectrum of economic activities from the life-sustaining activities of the household, to the life-enriching activities of caregivers and communities of all types, to the life-supporting processes of nature. Eisler exposes the economic double standard that devalues anything stereotypically associated with women and femininity and shows how this distorts our values and our lives.
Read Online The Real Wealth of Nations Creating A Caring Economics Riane Eisler 9781576756294 Books
"Riane Eisler's book collects and amplifies on many strains of her long-time research into social and personal relationships. The key theme is that of transitioning from socio-economic wealth creation and exchange based on domination/hierarchical arrangements to those founded primarily on cooperation. This theme is restated multiple times. Examples of successful cooperative business and social situations are presented. The writing is clear, passionate, yet controlled.
This book is yet another in a series of treatises and Jeremiads which seek to undermine the perceptions held by too many self-satisfied citizens of wealthy nation-states that their primary economic arrangements (global corporation-dominated paternalistic capitalism) are the epitome of evolution of wealth creation. While the points Eisler makes seem comnon sense to the already converted (of whom I am certainly one), I wonder whether they are quite as convincing to those who have a vital psychic stake in adhering to the myths and perceptions of the world economic system ubiquitously pervasive in well-to-do societies.
Where this very good book/manifesto comes up short for this reader is in making the obvious conclusion: a system which is the result of thousands of years of male dominance socio-economic patterns, and which relies on coercion, criminality and corruption will not change just because yet another very-well written analysis of its faults has appeared. As we well know, Power concedes nothing without a demand - never did and never will. All of the gains (such as they are) made by people in terms of decent working conditions, reasonable employment terms, restrictions on child labor, proper staff-management relationships, equal opportunity, etc., came from real struggles, strikes, sit-ins, demonstrations, boycotts, active, persistent pressure on the few who deny well-being to the many.
In other words, the book is short on "naming names" and does not ultimately have the force of Zola's "J'Accuse"-type statement of facts to point the finger squarely at the economic injustice perps and their tacit support for corporatist-mentality group-think by the brain-washed public and defacto takeover the governance of the planet. For indeed the current inequity and inhumanity of wealth distribution and use are not "natural" or inevitable at all.
Definitely read the book for its excellent scholarship, positive tone and general clarity of argument. It's a good "teach-in" tool for re-orienting one's thinking about what *ought* to be the proper methods for generation of the Real Wealth of Nations. Its historical overview and recommendations for alternative metrics and differentiation of life-enhancing from life-stifling economic activities are spot on. However, suggestions of how to FORCE these changes to come about are scant. The impact of Eisler's work is therefore likely to be primarily academic and not revolutionary in nature. While a slow, evolutionary, step-by-step approach to reversing humanity's fortunes (literally and figuratively-speaking) is certainly a preferred path, the powers-that-be simply won't allow it to happen that way. Just look at the response by the various Governments to the current financial crises - they rushed to cover the Banksters' private gambling losses caused by greed and imprudence, and left the populace with the bill: to be paid by John and Jane Q Public for generations to come. In the absence of true concerted action against the entrenched dominance systems, the current state of affairs, of mostly-unbridled exploitation of natural mineral and living resources, devaluation of women, poor, weak and unlucky will continue apace."
Product details
|
Tags : The Real Wealth of Nations Creating A Caring Economics [Riane Eisler] on . <div>The great problems of our time such as poverty, inequality, war, terrorism, and environmental degradation are due in part to our flawed economic models that set the wrong priorities and misallocate resources. Conventional economic measures,Riane Eisler,The Real Wealth of Nations Creating A Caring Economics,Berrett-Koehler Publishers,1576756297,BUSINESS ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory,Business Economics,Business Management,Business / Economics / Finance,Business/Economics,ECONOMICS (GENERAL),Economic theory philosophy,Economics - Theory,GENERAL,General Adult,Non-Fiction,United States,economics;business;philosophy;money;economy;strategy;business books;behavioral economics;economics books;capitalism;finance;sociology;macroeconomics;management;investing;globalization;psychology;society;culture;political science;leadership;internet;marxism;technology;collection;marketing;financial crisis;innovation;public policy;inequality;socialism;work;essays;political economy;social;biography;sales;wealth;self help;law;social science;ecology;ethics;economic history;environment;government,economics; business; money; business books; capitalism; philosophy; sociology; macroeconomics; finance; economy; society; collection; culture; marxism; globalization; environment; investing; ecology; psychology; political science; management; social science; financial crisis; public policy; inflation; inequality; essays; socialism; social; marketing; leadership; education; work; self help; internet; political economy; business economics; technology; wealth; labor; strategy; geography; development; economic; political theory; sustainability
The Real Wealth of Nations Creating A Caring Economics Riane Eisler 9781576756294 Books Reviews :
The Real Wealth of Nations Creating A Caring Economics Riane Eisler 9781576756294 Books Reviews
- From the perspective of someone who's read many books on the nature of our economic system in the USA (and global capitalism), I must say that this author does a marvelous job of holding up a much different and more holistic set of values than those which presently undergird our economic-political system and are wreaking social and ecological havoc - power and domination. The values she espouses as a necessary foundation if we are to survive well into the future are mutual caring and cooperation. If you think about it, those are the very values which come from the foundations of all the (credible) world religions. And by extension, those values are the ones which are truest to our common Divine true inner nature and therefore are the very best for our lives on the planet with and for each other and the "natural order." I am simply in awe of her insightfulness and brilliance, not to mention caring.
- Brilliant. This would make an interesting conversation partner with Laura Brown's feminist therapy for a therapeutic economy and a cooperative economic sociotherapy. The only reason I chose 4 stars, rather than 5, is because I was surprised that all the economic performance research on cooperative economics was not highlighted as a dipolar point of contrast with Eisler's well-articulated critique of dominant-competitive Business As Usual economics. A strategic and logistic comparison of Win-Lose assumptions in competitive value-choice environments, with Win-Win cooperative economic and ecological logistical assumptions and values would only further articulate a brilliant position advocating thrival of the interdependently fittest investors over the painfully obvious limitations of fully understanding economic ecology as survival of the fattest depositors.
Eisler's evolutionary view of economic theoretical development is also spot-on, resulting in her highly intelligent choice of title for this essential reading for anyone wanting to invest more effectively in the economic and ecological dynamics of their own lives. We are all economists, choosing to invest in real nutritious wealth or in that other toxic short-term sugar rush of beating down the Joneses. - Riane Eisler's book collects and amplifies on many strains of her long-time research into social and personal relationships. The key theme is that of transitioning from socio-economic wealth creation and exchange based on domination/hierarchical arrangements to those founded primarily on cooperation. This theme is restated multiple times. Examples of successful cooperative business and social situations are presented. The writing is clear, passionate, yet controlled.
This book is yet another in a series of treatises and Jeremiads which seek to undermine the perceptions held by too many self-satisfied citizens of wealthy nation-states that their primary economic arrangements (global corporation-dominated paternalistic capitalism) are the epitome of evolution of wealth creation. While the points Eisler makes seem comnon sense to the already converted (of whom I am certainly one), I wonder whether they are quite as convincing to those who have a vital psychic stake in adhering to the myths and perceptions of the world economic system ubiquitously pervasive in well-to-do societies.
Where this very good book/manifesto comes up short for this reader is in making the obvious conclusion a system which is the result of thousands of years of male dominance socio-economic patterns, and which relies on coercion, criminality and corruption will not change just because yet another very-well written analysis of its faults has appeared. As we well know, Power concedes nothing without a demand - never did and never will. All of the gains (such as they are) made by people in terms of decent working conditions, reasonable employment terms, restrictions on child labor, proper staff-management relationships, equal opportunity, etc., came from real struggles, strikes, sit-ins, demonstrations, boycotts, active, persistent pressure on the few who deny well-being to the many.
In other words, the book is short on "naming names" and does not ultimately have the force of Zola's "J'Accuse"-type statement of facts to point the finger squarely at the economic injustice perps and their tacit support for corporatist-mentality group-think by the brain-washed public and defacto takeover the governance of the planet. For indeed the current inequity and inhumanity of wealth distribution and use are not "natural" or inevitable at all.
Definitely read the book for its excellent scholarship, positive tone and general clarity of argument. It's a good "teach-in" tool for re-orienting one's thinking about what *ought* to be the proper methods for generation of the Real Wealth of Nations. Its historical overview and recommendations for alternative metrics and differentiation of life-enhancing from life-stifling economic activities are spot on. However, suggestions of how to FORCE these changes to come about are scant. The impact of Eisler's work is therefore likely to be primarily academic and not revolutionary in nature. While a slow, evolutionary, step-by-step approach to reversing humanity's fortunes (literally and figuratively-speaking) is certainly a preferred path, the powers-that-be simply won't allow it to happen that way. Just look at the response by the various Governments to the current financial crises - they rushed to cover the Banksters' private gambling losses caused by greed and imprudence, and left the populace with the bill to be paid by John and Jane Q Public for generations to come. In the absence of true concerted action against the entrenched dominance systems, the current state of affairs, of mostly-unbridled exploitation of natural mineral and living resources, devaluation of women, poor, weak and unlucky will continue apace. - In The Real Wealth of Nations, Dr. Riane Eisler has created a powerful piece of critical literature for the 21st century. By peeling away layers of social unconsciousness and tradition, Eisler reveals what is fundamentally wrong with today's global economic measurements and explains what is required for humankind to create a sustainable economy and peaceful future for the world.
Changing the world requires more than changing the way we act; it requires changing the way we think. In easy-to-read language, Eisler helps readers do this by challenging traditional systems of thought and urges us to consciously reflect on our personal as well as societal actions. She shows how quality of life is an infinitely more important measure of happiness than monetary prosperity and that partnership rather than domination is the social structure that will allow humanity not only to survive, but to thrive.
I highly recommend this thought-provoking book to anyone who wants to help create a more peaceful and fulfilling life for themselves, their children, and their grandchildren.
--Ken Beller, lead author of Great Peacemakers and The Consistent Consumer
Comments
Post a Comment