From Greed to Wellbeing: A Buddhist Approach to Resolving Our Economic and Financial Crises

Joel Magnuson

doi:10.46692/9781447318989

The global financial system seems caught in a cycle of boom and bust, instability and scandal. Building on the classic works of E. F. Schumacher and other kindred spirits, Magnuson provides a Buddhist economics perspective on this recurring pattern and offers new possibilities for change.

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A Buddhist Approach to Resolving Our Economic and Financial Crises

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Introduction
pp 1-10

one - Buddhist economics and the three fires
pp 11-46

two - Buddhist economics and socially engaged Buddhism
pp 47-74

three - Happiness failing on the world stage
pp 75-106

four - The greed-infected cloud of hot money
pp 107-144

five - If the Buddha chaired the Federal Reserve—banking for right livelihood
pp 145-186

six - Stepping out of the circle of pathology
pp 187-210

seven - Accepting impermanence
pp 211-222

Appendix: Five elements of a Buddhist approach to economics
pp 223-226

Notes
pp 227-240

Glossary
pp 241-246

Index
pp 247-250

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