Caring Economics: Conversations on Altruism and Compassion, Between Scientists, Economists, and the Dalai Lama

by Tania Singer and Matthieu Ricard

Book Overview

A COLLECTION OF INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED SCIENTISTS AND ECONOMISTS IN DIALOGUE WITH HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA, ADDRESSING THE NEED FOR A MORE ALTRUISTIC ECONOMY

Can the hyperambitious, bottom-line-driven practices of the global economy incorporate compassion into the pursuit of wealth? Or is economics driven solely by materialism and self-interest? In Caring Economics, experts consider these questions alongside the Dalai Lama in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250064120
• ISBN13: 9781250064127
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Picador USA
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.4"