The End of Progress
How Modern Economics Has Failed Us
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Publisher Description
A cold, hard look at how modern economics has failed us and why we need a new measure of progress
Modern economics has fallen short. It has widened the gap between rich and poor. It has not allocated the world's resources fairly. It has brought the West to the brink of financial ruin. It has placed short-term gain before long-term progress. And it has made us focus on the individual, not the society. The end result is a worldwide financial crisis of epic proportions and a planet being scraped clean of the resources needed by future generations, and things are only getting worse. In The End of Progress: How Modern Economics Has Failed Us popular economist Graeme Maxton looks at what went wrong, and what we can do to get ourselves back on track.
During the Age of Enlightenment society flourished, propelled by the wonder of new discoveries, radical ideas for economic and social development, and a sense that we all had a responsibility to improve our world. It's time to get back to those ideals, step back and examine our values, and work out what humankind really needs.
Presents a chilling look at our current financial system along with a compelling argument for what we need to change Argues for new measures of progress that emphasize what really matters, not personal greed Offers a timely look at our broken society and where we're headed next
A thought-provoking, informative book, The End of Progress looks at what got us into our present mess, and shines light onto the road ahead.
Customer Reviews
A must read for anyone frustrated with the state of our economy.
I couldn't put this book down. Somehow we need to get this book on the curriculum of our schools and into the hands of influential people in our neighbourhoods.
It's all to easy to listen to people who give advice on the worldwide economic problems. The choices seem quite simple because economists and politicians tell us that whilst the act of recovery is likely to be painful, the options open to us are simple - "borrowing more" or "reducing our debts", "consuming more" or "consuming less", "greater globalisation" or "increased localism".
Graeme Maxton helps open our minds to the facts! Recovery is going to be painful, for many generations to come, this is an undeniable fact and one that most of us will accept. But the solutions are far from simple because the problems are far more complicated than just being about governments and consumers being over burdened with debt, debt that they will struggle to repay in our lifetimes. He shows how the world can't sustain the levels of growth needed, using proven facts and quantifiable research. And he explores the consequences on society, if left unchecked and some possible solutions.
The upshot is that the facts are there for us all to plainly see. We, and by that I mean society, need to own the problems and take steps to solve them. The alternative is to set up future generations for a bleak, uncomfortable future for decades to come.