Economia Contents

Preface	xi
Introduction	1
Part 1. Pseudo-Science	9
1 A Record of Mediocrity	14
2 Mismeasures of Prosperity	22
3 The Theory Behind the Rhetoric	31
4 Economies of Scale and Market Instability	39
5 Society and the Unknown Future	47
6 Is the Neoclassical Theory Scientific?	62
Part 2. Complexity and The World of Life	77
7 Self-Organisation	80
8 Levels of Life	100
9 Creative Synergy - Complexity and Natural Selection	115
Part 3. Global Dysfunction	127
10 Disruptive Parasites	130
11 Command Economies	143
12 Virtual Empire	152
13 Abusing the Corporate Privilege	165
14 The Building Global Crisis	179
Part 4. Learning from Life	195
15 Flows and Cycles	198
16 Sophisticated Strategies for a Complex World	204
17 Coupling with the World - Life, Perception, Mind	217
18 New Science and Old Wisdom	225
Part 5. Stressed Planet	233
19 Planetary Thalidomide	235
20 The Sixth Extinction	246
Part 6. First Steps	263
21 Facing About	269
22 The Efficiency Revolution	274
23 Characterising Quality of Life	296
Part 7. Malign Money	309
24 Monopoly Money	312
25 Basics of Money	322
26 From Money to a Monetary System	334
27 Options for Monetary Systems	349
28 The Money Signal and System Dynamics	361
29 Savings and Investment	372
Part 8. Living in Gaia	383
30 Healthy Money for Healthy Societies	386
31 Taming Globalism - Stable Markets, Balanced Relationships	401
32 Productive Investment and Responsible Ownership	407
33 Harnessing Markets, Integrating Economies	420
34 The Second Industrial Revolution - Perennial Production	433
35 Re-legitimising Government	445
36 Reclaiming Society	452
37 Living in Gaia	463