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I woke this morning and as I am working later, I had the luscious experience of delving into Eisler's The Real Wealth of Nations Chapter 3 It Pays to Care: Dollars and Cents.
Eisler helps us learn to notice more than "anecdotal" evidence and provides an amazing amount of inspiring stories AND statistics as to how companies, countries, people and places who dare to value caring as much as making money, are in fact making more money. More money, respecting and treasuring lives and the environment AND increasing quality of work produced. What a lovely way to start my day!
Then of course, being a good social scientist and realist, Riane sobered me up by beginning to move into just how illogical most of what we call "economics" is presented and imaged out to the world. Disasters and war are equated as profitable. Just read her report of the Exxon Valdez episode and how entities actually make money on destruction. After all, bombs and clean ups and endless suffering in illness and all the adjunct problems make money for those who are in that business.
So my morning started out cheerily, noting her succinct writing and clear sidebars on The Cost Effectiveness of Caring (p. 56) but then the child-like optimist in me had to sober up and dig into Hiding the Costs of Uncaring Economics (p. 63). Tomorrow or soon I will plunge in to Chapter 4 The Economic Double Standard. I am betting that this is a topic that I know something about as I am woman, a wife and a sister with far too much education and far too little income....more reporting to follow soon.
Forgive the quickness of this posting. Do enjoy Chapter 3; I am off to work with a company, Monterey Institute of International Studies who uses appreciative inquiry. Besides their multiculturalism, that is why I am there! This is one of the conscious ACTIONS I have taken to promote a caring world economy.
Riane Eisler and David Loye's works have effected all our lives and we don't even notice it. I am grateful to know their work and live in an area and place that also know the value of caring. Join us! Read and take actions to enhance your life, the life of your community and our lovely blue green planet and all her beings.
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