Green Recovery
Winston, Andrew (2009) Green Recovery: Get lean, get smart, and emerge from the downturn on top. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Press.The perfect book to give to the oblivious CEO. Winston provides clear...
View ArticleMacroeconomics in Context
Goodwin, Neva, Julie Nelson and Jonathan Harris (2009) Macroeconomics in Context. Armonk, NY: ME Sharpe.If you’re looking for a textbook on economics that integrates sustainability issues, this is a...
View ArticleThe Great Reset
Florida, Richard (2010) The Great Reset: How New Ways of Living and Working Drive Post-Crash Prosperity. New York, NY: Harper Collins. This book provides a nice history of western style capitalism up...
View ArticleThe Social Animal
Brooks, David (2011) The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character and Achievement. New York, NY: Random House.You may know David Brooks, the New York Times columnist, from the PBS NewsHour...
View ArticleLocal Money
North, Peter (2010) Local Money: How to Make It Happen in Your Community. Transition Books: Devon, UK.While this book frequently references the Transitions movement (which may not be your framing) and...
View Article"The Sustainability Advantage: Seven Business Case Benefits of a Triple...
ISSP Book Review by Stephanie SharmaTitle: "The Sustainability Advantage: Seven Business Case Benefits of a Triple Bottom Line" Author: Bob Willard Publisher: New Society Year: 2002 Length: 203 pages...
View ArticlePlenitude
Schor, Juliet B (2010) Plenitude: The New Economics of True Wealth. Penguin Press: New York, NY.This book is a good summary of what’s wrong with our economy and what we need to do instead. If you’ve...
View ArticleSoul of Money
Twist, Lynne (2003) The Soul of Money: Reclaiming the Wealth of Our Inner Resources. WW Norton: New York, NY.This is a book about the excessive impact money has on our lives and also how we can realign...
View ArticleGreen Recovery Get Lean, Get Smart, and Emerge from the Downturn on Top
The perfect book to give to the oblivious CEO. Winston provides clear business reasons for pursuing a green agenda and includes many vivid stories and data, all in a petite book. You need to forgive...
View ArticleThe Great Reset: How New Ways of Living and Working Drive Post-Crash Prosperity
This book provides a nice history of Western-style capitalism up to the current crash: bubbles, suburban development, technology. He compares this economic crisis to other societal resets like the...
View ArticleThe social animal: the hidden sources of love, character, and achievement
You may know David Brooks, the New York Times columnist, from the PBS NewsHour TV program. He’s always seemed insightful (although more conservative than I) but who knew he was witty, with a wicked...
View ArticleLocal Money: How to Make It Happen in your Community
While this book frequently references the Transitions movement (which may not be your framing) and the UK (which can be problematic when he’s talking about tax policy), it’s a good primer on...
View ArticleThe Sustainability Advantage: Seven Business Case Benefits of a Triple Bottom...
"What would happen if companies unleashed the untapped creative energies of all their people and encouraged them to help fulfill the vision of sustainable development?" Bob Willard sets out to...
View ArticlePlenitude
This book is a good summary of what is wrong with our economy and what we need to do instead. If you’ve already read a lot about this, as I have, a lot may be redundant. But I did come across a number...
View ArticleSoul of Money
This is a book about the excessive impact money has on our lives and how we can realign how we use it in-tune with our values. She tells some interesting stories. I was especially moved by the stories...
View ArticleOur Common Wealth: The Hidden Economy that Makes Everything Work.
Our Common Wealth is an absolute joy to read. Jonathan Rowe insightfully articulates feelings held deep within many of us that an essential part of our human experience is being co-opted and stolen....
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