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Book: Wolfgang Hoeschele. The Economics of Abundance: A Political Economy of Freedom, Equity, and Sustainability. Gower Publishing, 2010 URL = https://www.routledge.com/The-Economics-of-Abundance-A-Political-Economy-of-Freedom-Equity-and/Hoeschele/p/book/9780566089404 " This book critiques capitalism as being based on the creation of scarcity in order to yield profits, and proposes an alternative path. " "The “economics of abundance” is based on a critique of our present economic system, which finds value only in scarce commodities – i.e., things which can be sold at a high price because demand exceeds supply. Because this economy depends on demand always outstripping supplies, it also depends on “scarcity-generating institutions” – institutions that either manipulate supply or demand in order to keep us in a constant state of need. An economy of abundance seeks to dismantle or reform these scarcity-generating institutions in such a way as to affirm our freedom to live life as art (sel

Economics of Abundance - P2P Foundation Wiki Economics of Abundance From P2P Foundation Wiki Jump to navigation Jump to search Book: Wolfgang Hoeschele . The Economics of Abundance: A Political Economy of Freedom, Equity, and Sustainability. Gower Publishing, 2010 URL = https://www.routledge.com/The-Economics-of-Abundance-A-Political-Economy-of-Freedom-Equity-and/Hoeschele/p/book/9780566089404 " This book critiques capitalism as being based on the creation of scarcity in order to yield profits, and proposes an alternative path. " Contents 1 Description 2 Contents 3 Review 4 Excerpts 4.1 Introd

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