The Honorable Vigdis Finnbogadóttir, President of Iceland 1980 1996
Like her classic The Chalice and the Blade, The Real Wealth of Nations is a bold and insightful look at how to create a society in which each of us can achieve the full measure of our humanity.ĭieser Download kann aus rechtlichen Gründen nur mit Rechnungsadresse in A, D ausgeliefert werden.Īn essential tool for government leaders, politicians, economists, and everyone looking for ways to halt environmental destruction, eradicate poverty, stabilize population, and build a better future, The Real Wealth of Nations shows us how to construct a sustainable new economy and a good quality of life for generations to come. Most importantly, she provides practical proposals for new economic inventions-new measures, policies, rules, and practices-to bring about a caring economics that fulfills human needs. She shows how our values are distorted by the economic double standard that devalues anything stereotypically associated with women and femininity reveals how current economic models are based on a deep-seated culture of domination and shows how human needs would be better served by economic models based on caring. Eisler proposes a new "caring economics" that 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, to the life-supporting processes of nature. Here, Eisler goes beyond the market to reexamine economics from a larger perspective-and shows that we must give visibility and value to the socially and economically essential work of caring for people and the planet if we are to meet the enormous challenges we are facing. The real wealth of nations, Riane Eisler argues, is not merely financial, but includes the contributions of people and our natural environment. But with his focus on "the market" as the best mechanism for producing and distributing the necessities of life, Smith's concepts only told part of the story, leading to flawed economic models that devalue activities that fall outside of the market's parameters of buying and selling. Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations provided the first, most influential and lasting explanation of the workings of modern economics.