Learning to Count What Really Counts: The Economics of Wholeness

by Tom Bender

Book Overview

Values and the sacred may seem to be strange bed-fellows with economics. This book shows that they are not only compatible, but essential elements of achieving immense economic productivity gains that... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0967508924
• ISBN13: 9780967508924
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Fire River Press
• Length: 207 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

"Factor 10" economic principles pioneered by the author

Learning To Count What Really Counts: The Economics Of Wholeness by award winning economist Tom Bender is a serious and profoundly instructive look at the economic "bottom line" from a fresh, important, insightful perspective: that of "Factor 10" economic principles pioneered by the author. The critical thread is that economic principles and sustainability can have a groundwork in compassion and sacred values, and furthermore, without this groundwork comes the inevitability of modern religious fundamentalism and terrorism. An at once both disturbing and hopeful analysis, all the more powerful because the original manuscript was completed just days before the events of September 11. Learning To Count What Really Counts is above all about the importance of getting more true enjoyment out of less clutter and waste, and finding true meaning and harmony in life rather than attempting to fill the void with mindless consumerism. A truly seminal and ground breaking study, Learning To Count What Really Counts is strongly recommended to students in the field of economics and an important, core title for economic studies supplemental reading lists and academic reference collections.