Life, Money and Illusion: Living on Earth as if we want to stay - Softcover

Lots of great info in your book and easy to understand. - Elizabeth May, Leader, Green Party of Canada Ideas that might from a less thoughtful author seem Utopian, here make far more sense than the pie-in-the-sky notions of perpetual growth - Peter Bane, Permaculture Activist magazine Mike took 10 years to write this book, and it's easy to see why. The scope is massive. Life, Money and Illusion is well researched and easy to understand even though Mike discusses some very complex topics. Read this book. Give it out as presents. Donate one to your local public library. Tell your friends about it.- Genevieve Jones, Vancouver Village

In recent years, unchecked growth has brought us to the brink of economic and environmental collapse. Life, Money & Illusion was inspired by the dilemma of having an economic structure that has to grow to remain healthy, while facing the finite limits of our planet. This revised and updated edition launches a review of economic expansion. It examines how growth came to be a goal and how that goal, though once beneficial, is now the propellant for catastrophe. Then, by showing how the economy can be restructured to remain within planetary limits, it points the way to a sustainable future. Life, Money & Illusion advocates change by shifting the dominant economic paradigm from growth to sustainability. Techniques include: * Measuring progress with social and environmental indicators, along with economic ones * Encouraging investment in community * Practical changes, such as full cost accounting, tax shifting, and monetary reform * Honoring the Golden Rule instead of the Rule of Gold * Focusing more on living than on stuff An engaging and empowering vision of a future that celebrates humanity's extraordinary ability to adapt and evolve, Life, Money & Illusion will appeal to social activists, business people, students, environmentalists, financial planners, economists, parents, grandparents, and anyone else with a stake in the future. Mike Nickerson is an educator and the author of three books on sustainability. He helped draft the Canada Well-Being Measurement Act and lives in Ontario, Canada.