Economy, Society, Nature: An introduction to the new systems-based, li

What is an economy actually for, and how does it sit within the society and natural world around it? Geoff Davies argues that the study of economies has to start again from these basic questions, and here he sketches a framework broad enough to hold economic, social and natural processes together. Systems, money and social interaction sit at its foundation, with banking, finance, accounting, trade, investment, ownership and governance brought into one coherent picture. He gives particular attention to the distinctive nature of land.

Running through it all is a hopeful idea: that we could use far less material while living considerably better. Steve Keen calls it a possibly seminal contribution. A clear, wide-ranging book for anyone who suspects conventional economics has lost sight of people and the planet.