Economics As If Survival Mattered

Engaged Citizens Book Group at Village Books.

Read and discuss a variety of books exploring how to create a more civil and engaged community.Join Mary Dumas on the third Wednesday of the month from noon to 1:30. Authors DO NOT attend. Meetings are in the Readings Gallery -- brown bag lunches are encouraged. Anyone interested in exploring their role as an engaged citizen is welcome.

Wed, Nov 16, noon

The Wealth of Nature: Economics as if Survival Mattered by John Michael Greer

This book proposes a new model of economics that examines the true cost of confusing money with wealth. The book explores public policy and personal choices that can help alleviate the mistakes of contemporary economics and illustrates how an economy centered on natural capital (raw materials) can move towards a more productive relationship with the planet that sustains us all.