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For Scholar, Measuring Worth Must Weigh the Value of Caring Worknew

In The Real Wealth of Nations, Riane Eisler picks up where Adam Smith left off. Smith left out the market's REAL operators: the women who produce most of the caring services of our societies.
Pasadena Weekly  |  Ellen Snortland  |  05-18-2009  |  Nonfiction

David C. Korten Proposes a New Economic Modelnew

His Agenda for a New Economy is a departure from the same old rehashed economic theories of the past. It doesn't just nibble around the edges of the current economic crisis.
Jackson Free Press  |  Ronni Mott  |  03-27-2009  |  Nonfiction

Adventures in Flatlandnew

The New York Times op-ed columnist argues that the world is perfectly flat; barriers to participation in the global economy have vanished. Some highly regarded global economists would disagree.
The Village Voice  |  Joshua Clover  |  08-29-2005  |  Nonfiction

Author Explains How Conservatives Got So Terribly Oppressednew

According to author and historian Thomas Frank, who spoke at Ohio University Jan. 13, over the last 20 years or so a faction of conservatives, aided by the media, has managed to strip economics out of politics, and replace it with cartoonish "cultural" issues.
The Athens NEWS  |  Jim Phillips  |  01-18-2005  |  Author Profiles & Interviews

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