Stephanie's review
Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future by Bill McKibben
Stephanie's review
rating:
recommended for: Economists, Consumers, Environmentalists
status: Read in January, 2008
rating:
recommended for: Economists, Consumers, Environmentalists
status: Read in January, 2008
Well, I put that I read in January, but I actually can't remember. It's April now, and the reason I didn't review when I actually finished it, is because I still "had to" read the Afterword. But I got carried away by whatever other book I was reading at the time, and never finished the Afterword until just now. So, point being, I realized as I read the Afterword, I had forgotten much of how this book struck me. So I'll just say how I am remembering it and thinking about it at this moment.
As I'm very interested in the study of economics, and alternatives to traditional pro free market thinking, this book was great. It gives you a different way to look at and think about markets, and what they are for, and to consider whether they are serving their purpose, and how they might be changed if they are not. The main idea is that the individual choices that in aggregate make up our economy have both positive and negative consequences that affect our communities, and that t...more
As I'm very interested in the study of economics, and alternatives to traditional pro free market thinking, this book was great. It gives you a different way to look at and think about markets, and what they are for, and to consider whether they are serving their purpose, and how they might be changed if they are not. The main idea is that the individual choices that in aggregate make up our economy have both positive and negative consequences that affect our communities, and that t...more
