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Illustration by Ben Clarkson

Illustration by Ben Clarkson

By Robin Tennant-Wood
Briarpatch Magazine
November/December 2009

For over a century, we’ve thought of work as the use of human labour and technology to transform natural resources into tradeable goods. This economic model has brought us unparalleled prosperity - and exhausted the planet’s capacity to support us. Building a green economy, Robin Tennant-Wood argues, requires nothing less than a fundamental change in how we understand work and a complete overhaul of the global economy.

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Briarpatch Magazine
November/December 2009

This resource list accompanies the article “Cutting the global economy down to size: The nature of work and the green-collar workforce.”

Books

Sharon Astyk, Depletion and Abundance: Life on the New Home Front, New Society, 2008

Walden Bello, Deglobalization: Ideas for a New World Economy, Zed, 2005

Kevin Danaher, Shannon Biggs and Jason Mark, Building the Green Economy: Success Stories from the Grass Roots, PoliPoint, 2007

The Environmental Careers Organization, The Eco-Guide to Careers that Make a Difference, Island Press, 2004

Rob Hopkins, The Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience, Chelsea Green, 2008

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