Sacred Economics: Money, Gift, and Society in the Age of Transition

Sacred Economics traces the history of money from ancient gift economies to modern capitalism, revealing how the money system has contributed to alienation, competition, and scarcity; destroyed community; and necessitated endless growth. Tapping in to a rich lineage of conventional and unconventional economic thought, Sacred Economics presents a vision that is original yet commonsense, radical yet gentle, and increasingly relevant as the crises of our civilization deepen.. This book is about how the money system will have to change - and is already changing - to embody this transition. Author Charles Eisenstein also considers the personal dimensions

Also having a great personal interest in this subject David Gonnerman this book is not for the casual reader. Course, that person will not purchase in first place.Also having a great personal interest in this subject, I find Mr Eisenstein's approach an exceedingly well thought out, smart one. Love it that he offers solutions. While it may not be perfect, the ideas and concepts can serve as the platform for thought and hopefully useful discussion, problem solving and eventually reform. In which a country and world should operate.The economic systems we have, by any name, are all failing us. This subject is very deep and very c. Charles A. Metcalf said The Book I've Been Waitng For. Charles Eisenstein's recent book, "Sacred Economics," is the book I've been waiting for. Finally, a brilliant scholar has produced a comprehensive and prescriptive vision for a future that promises to escape the dystopian path humanity is now embarked upon, although not without prompting my caveats.Lucidly written, the first part of the book explains the increasingly dysfunctional workings of the grow-or-die financial economy in great (and often reiterative) detail. For some, this will be tough sledding because his analysis undercuts the Chicago School of E. "I can't stop recommending this book to others" according to Kirsten Lynch. There is a growing concern about where we as a (human) society are headed, what we are doing to the planet and in relation to those two points what type of future we can expect. Eisenstein directly addresses these concerns and offers a compelling new direction. He doesn't preach or prophesies his ideas, he simply makes a suggestion. The basis of these suggestions is heavily entrenched in economic and monetary policies, however, they take on a much more all encompassing perspective than the current economic and monetary policies implemented by countries toda