Drawing on his experience as a business leader and as an activist for sustainable economic practices, Jackson presents this monograph on the causes of the current global economic, environmental, and political crisis and outlines a program of shifted values and new business and social practices that can rescue society from the brink of collapse. The work discusses a wide range of problem topics, from energy policy, to the effects of neoliberalism in international policy, to imperialist economics and the financial crisis. The book concludes with the author's prescription for developing a "Gaian" world view and its implications for world trade, environmental healing and sustainable and fair worldwide development. Jackson is a former IT entrepreneur living in Denmark. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)