{"product_id":"9781583943977","title":"Sacred Economics: Money, Gift, and Society in the Age of Transition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSacred Economics \u003c\/i\u003etraces the history of money from ancient gift economies to modern capitalism, revealing how the money system has contributed to alienation, competition, and scarcity, destroyed community, and necessitated endless growth. Today, these trends have reached their extreme—but in the wake of their collapse, we may find great opportunity to transition to a more connected, ecological, and sustainable way of being.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e This book is about how the money system will have to change—and is already changing—to embody this transition. A broadly integrated synthesis of theory, policy, and practice, \u003ci\u003eSacred Economics \u003c\/i\u003eexplores avant-garde concepts of the New Economics, including negative-interest currencies, local currencies, resource-based economics, gift economies, and the restoration of the commons. Author Charles Eisenstein also considers the personal dimensions of this transition, speaking to those concerned with \"right livelihood\" and how to live according to their ideals in a world seemingly ruled by money. Tapping into a rich lineage of conventional and unconventional economic thought, \u003ci\u003eSacred Economics \u003c\/i\u003epresents a vision that is original yet commonsense, radical yet gentle, and increasingly relevant as the crises of our civilization deepen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSacred Economics\u003c\/i\u003e official website: http:\/\/sacred-economics.com\/\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"North Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47053114605808,"sku":"9781583943977","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781583943977_p0.jpg?v=1763804381","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781583943977","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}