"How can we reduce unemployment? As this insightful and counterintuitive book shows, the surprising answer is inefficiency. Some of the most labor-intensive sectors of the economy, the author notes, are also the most inefficient. But this inefficiency is functional--rather than impairing the...

There is a lot written on climate change from various points of view, but this is the first work that demonstrates the connection between the hunger of the poor, the deprivation of safe and healthy food on the part of those who can afford it in the wealthy countries, but still face starvation in...

The corporation : from the "original sin" (Santa Clara) to right of personhood (Roe) -- The corporation : controlling public health and other basic rights -- The corporation and the state : a question of power -- The corporation as criminal -- The corporation as a supranational power : the...

Many centuries ago, capitalism arose in agrarian England as the economic motive and competitiveness replaced traditional values in the ‘enclosure movements'. The “enclosures” provided the most famous redefinition of property rights: they eliminated the commons with no regard for human...

Chapter 1. Climate Change and Personal Food Choices -- Chapter 2 Part 1. The Role of Lands and Forests -- Part 2. The Role of Water and Air -- Chapter 3. Aggravating Circumstances: Corporate Power against Democracy (Land Grabs for Fodder and Fuel as the Amazon Burns) -- Chapter 4. Migrants and...

pt. 1. The role and history of integrity (from grave problems to possible reversals) -- pt. 2. Ecological integrity and basic rights : the interface -- pt. 3. From disintegrity to ethical concern : cases and issues -- pt. 4. Integrity and the economy -- pt. 5. Moving forward : new approaches and...