vii, 318 pages : 24 cm

Social scientist Eisler shows that the great problems of our time--such as poverty, inequality, war, terrorism, and environmental degradation--are due largely to flawed economic systems that set the wrong priorities and misallocate resources. Conventional economic models fail to value and support the most essential human work--caring and caregiving--so basic human needs are increasingly neglected, despair and ecological destruction escalate, and the resulting social tensions fuel many of the conflicts we face today. Eisler offers a bold reformulation: a caring economics that transcends traditional categories like capitalist and socialist and offers enormous economic and social benefits. She describes how to put this model into practice through new government and business policies and practices, innovative economic indicators that incorporate caregiving activities, and new social structures. And she lays out practical steps we can take to move towards a society based on this more humane economic model.--From publisher description

Includes index

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-292) and index

Introduction : reasons to care -- We need a new economics -- Economics through a wider lens -- It pays to care ... in dollars and cents -- The economic double standard -- Connecting the dots -- The economics of domination -- The economics of partnership -- Technology, work, and the postindustrial era -- Who we are and where we are -- The caring revolution

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