The collection of lectures and publications from the Schumacher Center for a New Economics represents some of the foremost voices on a new economics.At the end of the 20th century, public attention was focused on a deepening struggle grounded in two sharply divergent world-views and sets of values: that of corporate globalization and that of a newly emerging global movement. David Korten describes this period as a time of cultural awakening and places our present struggle in a larg...

The collection of lectures and publications from the Schumacher Center for a New Economics represents some of the foremost voices on a new economics.It is fortunate for us all that Amory Lovins applies his brilliant ideas to caring for the environment. Here he argues that those industries creating energy-smart products are not only viable but profitable. Not content to merely observe and comment, he jumps in to the designing of new-products design—taking risks, investing time and m...

Safety isn't just a policy—it's a culture built from within.In People First. Safety Always, Mickey Hannum challenges the outdated notion that compliance alone ensures safety. Drawing from real-world stories and proven leadership strategies, this book offers a powerful framework for building a workplace culture rooted in trust, accountability, and shared responsibility. Whether you're a safety professional, executive, or front-line leader, you'll gain the tools to ...

The collection of lectures and publications from the Schumacher Center for a New Economics represents some of the foremost voices on a new economics.Juliet Schor critiques both the free-market and Keynesian paradigms of macroeconomics. She argues that in this day and age we need to construct new economic relationships, a new economics, which take into account ecological dangers, stagnation and inequality in the global North, and global poverty. Schor insists that we need to move be...

The most comprehensive guide available today for the original Pilates mat program plus variations totaling over 50 exercises by one of today's most experienced Pilates instructors who was taught by the Pilates Elder, Mary Bowen.No need for equipment or a gym - join the latest fitness trend using your own body for resistance. Used by elite athletes and physical therapists, the Pilates method is nearly 100 years old and is now the most popular exercise method worldwide.This i...

Traveling Alone is a fascinating mosaic of travel adventures culled from a three-year, five-continent trip that covered over 50 countries. The stories themselves are sad, hilarious, frightening, bizarre and even romantic, but never boring. They range from composing love letters in Cairo for two star-crossed lovers and stalking crocodiles in the South American pampas to hitching rides through Rwandan refugee camps and spending time in a Bolivian prison. In China, the author recounts the day...

Discover the healing power of fresh juice and smoothies with recipes proven to help prevent and even treat diseases based on the latest scientific research. All of these over 200 recipes have no added sweeteners. Former 'Juicing Expert' for About.com, the author updates this edition with shocking truths about the dangers of sugar and juicing recipes using cannabis, plus updated tips and tricks for beginners as well as experts.You'll learn to:-Fight diseases naturally such as...

The collection of lectures and publications from the Schumacher Center for a New Economics represents some of the foremost voices on a new economics.More than any other thinker of the twentieth century, Ivan Illich has challenged institutional bureaucracies and provided a strong voice for small communities. In this lecture, he reflects on Kohr's efforts to lay a foundation for an alternate to economics and traces historic attitudes of proportionality, scale, reasonableness, and eco...

The collection of lectures and publications from the Schumacher Center for a New Economics represents some of the foremost voices on a new economics.According to Jane Jacobs the healthiest economic regions are those which have strong and innovative import-replacing cities of their own. The economies of such city-regions are shaped and reshaped by complex, economically enlivening, interrelating forces originating within their own regions. Such regions, she says, become capable of pr...

The collection of lectures and publications from the Schumacher Center for a New Economics represents some of the foremost voices on a new economics.​All of us together—city people and country people—have to eat. The most significant aspect of the agricultural crisis, Wendell Berry argues, is that we rely on others, namely large-scale farmers, to produce food and carry out land stewardship on our behalf. He believes that it’s dangerous to depend upon the industries that are involve...

The collection of lectures and publications from the Schumacher Center for a New Economics represents some of the foremost voices on a new economics.While viewing the impending threat of climate change, Allan Savory invites the audience to take a global view of the current situation of the world. Pointing out that more than twenty civilizations have failed in different regions of the world because of their agriculture practices over the centuries, he suggests a two-level solution t...

The collection of lectures and publications from the Schumacher Center for a New Economics represents some of the foremost voices on a new economics.Elise Boulding argues that the household unit because of its scale, authenticity, and depth of relationships can be an effective tool for social change in the local community. She contrasts "global systems" with "planetary systems". The military, international corporations, and global markets which make up global systems she describes ...