This is an evolving collection of books and papers that we think may be of interest to visitors to our website. We may not have read every book listed. If you would like to suggest a book for inclusion, please contact us.
Consumerism
'Affluenza' by Oliver James
"There is currently an epidemic of 'affluenza' throughout the world - an
obsessive, envious, keeping-up-with-the-Joneses - that has resulted in
huge increases in depression and anxiety among millions."
'All Consuming' by Neal Lawson
"How shopping got us into this mess and how we can find our way out."
'Happiness: Lessons from a new science' by Richard Layard
"Most people want more income. Yet as societies become richer, they do
not become happier. This is not just anecdotally true, it is the story
told by countless pieces of scientific research."
Economic democracy
'Local Heroes: How Loch Fyne Oysters Embraced Employee Ownership
and Business Success' by David Erdal
"The extraordinary story of Loch Fyne Oysters, the successful,
environmentally-pioneering seafood company on the west coast of
Scotland, owned by its employees since 2003."
'People-First Economics: Making a clean start for jobs, justice and climate' a collection of essays edited by David Ransom and Vanessa Baird
"Capitalism is in crisis and exposed
as a bankcrupt system. This study explores the implications of the
crash for all encompassing economic thought and much more: the radical
changes that are social, moral, ecological and philosophical are
already beginning to emerge."
Environment
'Green Economics: An Introduction to Theory, Policy and Practice' by Molly
Scott Cato
"The world as we know it needs a new economics.... Society should be embedded within the ecosystem, and markets
and economies are social structures that should respond to social and
environmental priorities."
'Prosperity without growth? The transition to a sustainable economy' by Prof Tim Jackson
"Prosperity Without Growth? says that the current global recession
should be the occasion to forge a new economic system equipped to avoid
the shocks and negative impacts associated with our reliance on growth.
Ahead of the G20 Summit in London, the report calls on leaders to adopt
a 12-step plan to make the transition to a fair, sustainable,
low-carbon economy."
'The Social Barriers to Sustainability' by Bob Hughes
"To avert climate change, we must outlaw inequality and
open the borders."
Inequality
'Towards a More Equal Society? Poverty, inequality and policy since 1997' edited by John Hills, Tom Sefton and Kitty Stewart
"Welfare reform has been at the heart of the New Labour project. This
book is the definitive assessment of those reforms: where they
succeeded, where they failed - and why."
'Falling Behind: How rising inequality harms the middle class' by Robert Frank
"In a book that explores the very meaning of
happiness and prosperity in America today, Robert Frank... compels us to rethink how and why we live our economic lives the way we do."
'Unjust Rewards: Ending the greed that is bankrupting Britain' by Polly Toynbee and David Walker
"The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. City
workers earn millions. Manual workers earn less than they did thirty
years ago. This book presents a worrying portrait of Britain."
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