On Gandhi's Path : Bob Swann's Work for Peace and Community Economics.

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Author / Creator:	Mills, Stephanie.
Imprint:	New York : New Society Publishers, 2010.
Description:	1 online resource (160 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Swann, Robert S. Swann, Robert S. Bioregionalism. Communities -- Economic aspects. Pacifists -- United States -- Biography. Sustainable development. Bioregionalism. Communities -- Economic aspects. Pacifists. Sustainable development. United States. Electronic books. Biographies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11214151

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ISBN:	9781550924510 1550924516
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Bigger has turned out not to be better. Servicing the global economy has exacted a heavy toll in the erosion of our communities and the destruction of our environment. Increasingly, we are coming to realize that the way forward looks a lot like the way backback to strong local economies; back to resilient, tight-knit communities; back to the land and work that is real. As we chart our course through these uncertain times, we are hungry for inspiration. Robert Swann was a self-taught economist, a tireless champion of decentralism, and the father of the relocalization movement. A conscientious.
Other form:	Print version: 9780865716155

Table of Contents:

Front Cover; Advance Praise; Title Page; Rights Page; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Robert Swann: An Appreciation; Introduction; Chapter 1: A Visionary for Our Time; Chapter 2: The Forgingof His Conscience; Chapter 3: Satyagraha, American-style; Chapter 4: Prison His Monastery and University; Chapter 5: Marriage and the Movement; Chapter 6: Toward an Economicsof Peace; Chapter 7: New Roots for Economics; Chapter 8: Threshold in the Berkshires; Endnotes; Index; About the Author.

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