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Author Korten, David C.

Title Agenda for a new economy : from phantom wealth to real wealth / David C. Korten
Published San Francisco, Calif. : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource
Series A BK currents book
BK currents book.
Contents The case for a new economy -- The case for eliminating Wall Street -- Agenda for a real-wealth economy -- Change the story, change the future
Summary Today's economic crisis is the worst since the Great Depression. However, as David Korten shows, the steps being taken to address it do nothing to deal with the reality of a failed economic system. Korten identifies the deeper sources: Wall Street institutions that have perfected the art of creating "wealth" without producing anything of real value: phantom wealth. Our hope lies not with Wall Street, Korten argues, but with Main Street, which creates real wealth from real resources to meet real needs. He outlines an agenda to create a new economy--locally based, community oriented, and devoted to creating a better life for all, not simply increasing profits. It will require changes to how we measure economic success, organize our financial system, even the very way we create money.--From publisher description
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-193)
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Subject Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- Comparative.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic History.
Economic history
Economic policy
Kapitalmarkt
Spekulative Blase
Realwirtschaft
Wirtschaftliche Lage
Wirtschaftspolitik
Economic policy -- United States.
Wealth -- United States.
SUBJECT United States -- Economic policy -- 2009- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009006640
United States -- Economic policy -- 2001-2009. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008758
United States -- Economic conditions -- 2001-2009. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001004604
United States -- Economic conditions -- 2009- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009006641
Subject United States
USA
United States -- Economic conditions.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781605092904
1605092908
1282300032
9781282300033