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Buddhist economics an enlightened approach to the dismal science

"Traditional economics measures the ways in which we spend our income, but doesn't attribute worth to the crucial human interactions that give our lives meaning. Clair Brown, an economics professor at UC Berkeley and a practicing Buddhist, has developed a holistic model, one based on the n...

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Main Author: Brown, Clair, 1946- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Bloomsbury Press, 2017.
Subjects:
Economics > Religious aspects > Buddhism.
Economics > Philosophy.
Summary: "Traditional economics measures the ways in which we spend our income, but doesn't attribute worth to the crucial human interactions that give our lives meaning. Clair Brown, an economics professor at UC Berkeley and a practicing Buddhist, has developed a holistic model, one based on the notion that quality of life should be measured by more than national income. Brown advocates an approach to organizing the economy that embraces rather than skirts questions of values, sustainability, and equity"--Dust jacket flap.
Physical Description: xx, 203 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages [179]-198) and index.
ISBN: 9781632863669 (hardcover)
1632863669 (hardcover)
Author Notes: Clair Brown is a professor of economics and director of the Center for Work, Technology, and Society at the University of California, Berkeley. An economist focusing on work and economic justice, she is a past director of the Institute of International Relations at Berkeley, and chair of the Committee on Education Policy of the UCB Academic Senate. She lives in Richmond, CA.

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