`... not only gives practical guidance on how to dig ourselves out of the mess we are in, but makes economics interesting again - no mean achievement.' - Jonathan Porritt, Observer
`Compare it in importance to Smith's Wealth of Nations and Keynes' General Theory ... An immensely significant social experiment.' - The Guardian
PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION PART I THE NEED FOR A NEW ECONOMICS; ECONOMIC GROWTH: MEDICINE OR DISEASE? THE SCOURGE OF UNEMPLOYMENT; THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DISORDER; INDICATORS OF NO REAL MEANING; PART II PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST; 1 A FRAMEWORK FOR THE FUTURE 2 A QUESTION OF NEEDS 3 THE NATURE OF WORK 4 IN SEARCH OF SELF-RELIANCE 5 HEALTH IS WEALTH 6 INDICATORS OF ECONOMIC PROGRESS PART III THE NEW ECONOMICS IN ACTION 7 ACCESS TO LAND 8 FINANCIAL FUTURE 9 WORKING LIKE WOMEN 10 TAXATION, BENEFITS AND THE BASIC INCOME 11 INDUSTRIAL PRIORITIES AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHOICE 12 LOCAL ECONOMIC REGENERATION AND CO-OPERATION 13 LEARNING FROM THE SOUTH 14 TRADE AND THE MULTINATIONALS
