Time for a Bold Vision: A New, Green Economy

Jones Van

Chapter 36 in Creating a Sustainable and Desirable Future:Insights from 45 Global Thought Leaders, 2014, pp 269-277 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: Many politicians want us to lower our expectations about the economy. I say it is time to raise them. We should go beyond the shriveled thinking imposed on us by today's mania for austerity. Even the Contract for the American Dream — 10 steps for fixing the economy, selected from over 25,000 ideas submitted online by both experts and everyday Americans — should be seen as just a springboard — and not a ceiling — for what Americans might dare to dream and do together…

Keywords: Envisioning; Sustainable Future; Desirable Future; Positive Future; Future History; Scenarios; World Views (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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