This text explains why money has different effects according to its origins and purposes. Was it created to make profits for a commercial bank or issued by a government as a form of taxation? Or created by its users themselves purely to facilitate their trade? And was it made in the place where it is used...more details Format:Paperback
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Douthwaite Richard
ISBN:9781870098762
Aiming to reveal the real nature of undirected economic growth, Richard Douthwaite shows that we cannot rely on Adam Smith's belief that an "invisible hand" will always ensure that self-interest serves the common good. Douthwaite believes that when enough people think along the lines suggested in this book...more details Format:Paperback
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Richard Douthwaite
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"Short Circuit resonates. A vital read for uncertain times". -- Sara Parkin, Green Party founder
Short Circuit is an indispensable tool-kit for communities and individuals seeking to initiate their own renewal from within...more details Format:Paperback
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Richard Douthwaite
ISBN:9781847559180
Spectroscopic Properties of Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds: Techniques, Materials and Applications provides a unique source of information in an important area of chemistry...more details Format:Hardback Pages:449
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Richard Douthwaite;Gregory Korten David CBateson
ISBN:9780865713963
The idea that economic growth is necessary is deeply rooted in Western culture and forms the basis of the economic strategies for developed and developing nations around the globe. A finalist in the GPA Book Award when first released in 1993...more details Format:Paperback Pages:383