A Sustainable Economy for the 21st Century

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A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY Open Media Series # 7 An examination of how society can shift away from resource-destruction and move towards policies that enhance the environment and the community and place the quality of life above business and profit. 'Juliet Schor's lucid and expert analysis is very much what is needed to convert the current harrangue over economic policy to an informed debate.' - Noam Chomsky

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Juliet Schor's lucid and expert analysis is very much what is needed to convert the current harangue over economic policy to an informed debate.Noam Chomsky

Not just another liberal wish-list, A Sustainable Economy offers the first coherent program for social justice and ecological sanity.Barbara Ehrenreich

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JULIET SCHOR is the author of the best-selling book, The Overworked American: The Unexpected Decline of Leisure (Basic Books, 1992). Schor earned her B.A. from Wesleyan University and her Ph.D. in economics from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She has been teaching at Harvard University since 1984, where she is a Senior Lecturer and Director of Women's Studies.