Fusion Economics: How Pragmatism is Changing the World

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Introduction The Washington Consensus Is Dead!....Pages 1-15
Front Matter....Pages 17-18
Reengineering China: Ending Ideology and Getting Pragmatic....Pages 19-27
Voodoo Economics: Oust Outside Theory and Adopt Local Solutions....Pages 29-42
Red Guards with Credit Cards: Merge Planning and Market the Fusion Way....Pages 43-56
Front Matter....Pages 57-58
The Tao of Shangri-La: Learning Social Enterprise from Nomads and Monks....Pages 59-67
The Positive Energy Bank: Quantum Economics Taught by Lamas and Bodhisattvas....Pages 69-75
Creating Shambhala: Building a Social Enterprise on Top of the World....Pages 77-90
Front Matter....Pages 91-92
The Disempowerment Factor: Stop Terrorism at Its Root....Pages 93-104
The Himalayan Consensus: Happiness, Micro-Finance, and Community Development....Pages 105-117
The African Consensus: Community Empowerment to Prevent Violence....Pages 119-134
Front Matter....Pages 135-136
Occupy Your Mind: The Peaceful Revolution Comes to America....Pages 137-150
“Re-Pioneering” America: Revitalizing Communities and Environmental Economics....Pages 151-170
The World is Not Flat: Back to Basics, Local Diversity, and Community Capital Regeneration....Pages 171-187
From Russia with Fusion Economics: The National Response, The BRICS, and the Changing World Order....Pages 189-201
We Want a Future : To Save Our Planet, We Need New Leaders....Pages 203-210
Environmental Economics: Cutting Semantics, Creating Genuine Green Growth for Survival....Pages 211-224
Conclusion The Post Occupy World: Imagine an Economy Without Greed....Pages 225-233
Back Matter....Pages 235-255