Expanded and updated, Charles Eisenstein\'s classic treatise on capitalism, currency, and the Gift economy.
Tapping into a rich lineage of conventional and unconventional economic thought, Eisenstein presents a vision that is original yet commonsense, radical yet gentle, and increasingly relevant as the crises of our civilization deepen..
Applying a broadly integrated synthesis of theory, policy, and practice, he explores avant-garde concepts of the New Economics, including negative-interest currencies, local economies, Gift economics, cryptocurrencies, and the restoration of the commons.
Eisenstein describes the deeper narratives beneath our economic system, and how we can reimagine it to align with a new story.
Today, these trends have reached their extreme--and their collapse presents a golden opportunity to Transition to a more connected, ecological, and sustainable way of being.
Charles Eisenstein shows how capitalism contributes to alienation, competition, and scarcity; destroys community; and necessitates endless growth at the cost of social and environmental devastation.
This revised version traces the history of money, from ancient Gift economies to modern capitalism, and includes new material on cryptocurrencies and emerging research that has come out since the book\'s original publication.
Expanded and updated, Charles Eisenstein\'s classic treatise on capitalism, currency, and the Gift economy
