Number of pages: 346
Publisher: Princeton University Press
BBB Library: Economics and Investment
ISBN: 9780691145181
The world’s leading economies are facing not just one but many crises. The financial meltdown may not be over, climate change threatens major global disruption, economic inequality has reached extremes not seen for a century, and government and business are widely distrusted. At the same time, many people regret the consumerism and social corrosion of modern life. What these crises have in common is a reckless disregard for the future—especially in the way the economy is run. How can we achieve the financial growth we need today without sacrificing a decent future for our children, our societies, and our planet? How can we realize what is the “Economics of Enough”?
In recent years, corporations of all sizes and orientations have become more sensitive to social issues and stakeholder concerns, and they are collectively striving to become better corporate citizens (in some cases, urged on by shareholder pressure or government regulations). The best practices in corporate sustainability are no longer the exclusive
There might be an economist sitting near you right now. You might not spot him¾a normal person looking at an economist would not notice anything remarkable. But normal people look remarkable in the eyes of economists. What is the economist seeing? What could they tell you, if you cared to ask?
Watching a financial crisis feels much like watching a natural crisis; as long as you are watching from distance. Although one is made by man and the other isn’t, there is something deeply mysterious about each; it isn’t quite clear how or why, or why now. Of course, each can create
Many warn that the next stage of globalization--the offshoring of research and development to China and India--threatens the foundations of Western prosperity. But in The Venturesome Economy, acclaimed business and economics scholar Amar Bhide shows how wrong the doomsayers are.Using extensive field studies on venture-capital-backed businesses to examine how technology really