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See also Globalization and Entrepreneurship
A range of ideas on economics exist, from Free Marketeers (an idea in ascendancy in the US for some time, though currently in disrepute), to social entrepreneurs (who seek to use markets to improve the lives of poor people, see the UCSC Atlas of Global Inequality and Gapminder to get some sense of this), to the idea of suicidal capitalism (the idea that growth for growth's sake on a finite planet will be catastrophic).
People
Muhammad Yunus founder of the Grameen Bank, which makes micro-loans all over the world, empowering people in many ways, not least of which to give them the option on not exhausting their local habitats in order to survive in the short term. Yunus was awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize. His book.
Raj Patel writer, activist, academic and author of Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System is a researcher at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, and a visiting scholar at UC Berkeley. His more recent book on economics is The Value of Nothing first chapter and short video here, also covered in longer videoCommonwealth Club talk audio 1/10, (Realplayer)
Economist Jeffrey D. Sachs visits Google's Mountain View, CA, headquarters to discuss his book, Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet This event took place on April 9, 2008 Watch video. Audio interview with Jeffrey Sachs, an economist interested in ecological and social justice issues.
James Speth video "On a Post-Growth Society"
Nobel-winning economist Paul Krugman on why dealing with Global Warming will be good economically
Books
The Empathic Civilization: The Race to Global Consciousness in a World in Crisis By Jeremy Rifkin. Intro/ Excerpt. Overview
Life Inc.: How the World Became a Corporation and How to Take It Back by Douglas Rushkoff (video clip) Chapter One and subsequent chapters
The Bridge at the Edge of the World: Capitalism, the Environment, and Crossing from Crisis to Sustainability by Professor James Gustave Speth
Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage by Daniel C. Esty, Andrew S. Winston
Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future amazon link by Bill McKibben
Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution, by Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins (see also eco-heroes), and L. Hunter Lovins (Back Bay Books, 1999). Its simple message—we can save the planet and make money at the same time—laid the blueprint for the 21st-century sustainability movement. Download free chapters. Here are several related videos. Overview McHenry Stacks HC106.82 .H39 1999
Ecological Economics: Principles And Applications Herman E. Daly, Joshua Farley
Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science by Charles Wheelan. Said to be a lively and readable introduction to the subject.
The Vulnerable Planet : a short economic history of the environment / John Bellamy Foster S&E Stacks - GE140 .F68 1999
Joshua Karliner's book, The Corporate Planet: Ecology and Politics in the Age of Globalization (Sierra Club Books, 1997) is a good research tool for the impacts of corporate globalization.
Video
Hans Rofling on poverty Amazing TEDtalk video
Jacqueline Novogratz tells a moving story of an encounter in a Nairobi slum with Jane, a former prostitute, whose dreams of escaping poverty, of becoming a doctor and of getting married were fulfilled in an unexpected way. patient capitalism TEDtalk video
Recent films about the economy, American Casino (trailer) and Schmata (history of the garment industry) reviewed. (audio)
Van Jones "A New Green Deal" (see Eco-heroes).
Herman Daly, his classic book Beyond Growth Here is an essay"Can we grow our way to an environmentally sustainable world?" from his new book. "Ecological Economics FAQs" video
Green Collar jobs on PBS Now (video)
PBS News Hour segment on venture capital flowing to green businesses. 6/08
Jacqueline Novogratz shares stories of how "patient capital" (microfinance, Africa) can bring sustainable jobs, goods, services -- and dignity -- to the world's poorest. TEDtalk video
Paul Collier’s book The Bottom Billion (an excerpt) shows what is happening to the poorest people in the world, and offers ideas for opening up opportunities to all.
Reports
Prosperity without Growth? - The Transition to a Sustainable Economy (2009 report). 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.
Websites and Blogs
