Author Profile

Richard Douthwaite

Richard Douthwaite is an economist living in Ireland. He is the author of The Growth Illusion: How Economic Growth has Enriched the Few, Impoverished the Many and Endangered the Planet, The Ecology of Money, and Short Circuit: Strengthening Local Economies for Security in an Unstable World.

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CAP AND SHARE • Richard Douthwaite

Issue 240 • January/February 2007 • There is no wealth but life > Undercurrents

A solution for climate change and poverty, based on an enforceable global emissions quota distributed in equitable shares.

A LITTLE GOES A LONG WAY • Richard Douthwaite

Issue 207 • July/August 2001 • Art Makes Life > Reviews

The Little Earth Book

PERILS OF GLOBALIZATION • Richard Douthwaite

Issue 190 • September/October 1998 • Nature, Science and Society > Reviews

The Global Trap: Globalization and the Assault on Democracy and Prosperity - Hans-Peter Martin and Harald Schumann

FROM PROBLEMS TO SOLUTIONS • Richard Douthwaite

Issue 189 • July/August 1998 • Right to a Way of Life > Reviews

Towards a Sustainable Economy, and To End Poverty