Dear Mr. Buffett – What an Investor Learns 1269 Miles from Wall Street by Janet Tavakoli, Wiley 2009 President of a Chicago-based firm that consults to financial institutions, institutional investors and hedge funds, Janet Tavakoli, met with the “Sage of Omaha,” Warren Buffett, when he was 74. Owner of Berkshire …
The End of the Free Market by Ian Bremmer, Portfolio Penguin, 2010
The End of the Free Market is a fair-minded look at the current stand-off between markets and sovereign governments – as far as author Ian Bremmer takes it. However, as head of the Eurasia Group, billed as “the world’s leading global political risk research and consulting firm,” Bremmer’s view is …
The New Pioneers by Tania Ellis, Wiley 2010
I welcome The New Pioneers as a contribution to moving forward the vision of more ethical and sustainable businesses, reforming markets and growing “greener” economies worldwide. Tania Ellis has performed a great service, and we hope this book is widely read! Hazel Henderson, author Ethical Markets: Growing the Green Economy …
Review of Healing Civilization by Claudio Naranjo, Gateway Press, 2010
Healing Civilization is a courageous call by an innovative scholar and successful practitioner in nurturing human potential. Claudio Naranjo’s therapeutic work is celebrated in Europe, Latin America and the USA. This book builds on his earlier works analyzing how human societies suppress individual creativity and potential through their child-rearing and …
The Death of Capital by Michael E. Lewitt, Wiley 2010
The Death of Capital by Michael E. Lewitt, Wiley 2010 Reviewed by Hazel Henderson Michael Lewitt’s The Death of Capital is the most erudite, broad view of the still ongoing financial crises worldwide. At the same time, Lewitt is a market participant, as president of Harch Capital Management, LLC , …
Small Change: Why Business Won’t Save The World by Michael Edwards, Berrett-Koehler 2010
Michael Edwards gives us a much-needed reality check on the rhetoric, performance and potential of the efforts of many to reform markets and make them serve new social purposes. While giving credit where it’s due to all the well-motivated efforts of socially responsible investors, social venturers, philanthro-capitalists, social enterprises, Edwards …
13 Bankers by Simon Johnson and James Kwak, Pantheon Books 2010
Review by Hazel Henderson, author of Ethical Markets: Growing the Green Economy; President, Ethical Markets Media (USA and Brazil), www.ethicalmarkets.com Simon Johnson and James Kwak make clear that 13 Bankers is their call to fundamental reform of the US financial system. They provide well-documented evidence that compares the current size …
Prosperity Without Growth: Economics for a Finite Planet by Tim Jackson, Earthscan 2009
A useful re-statement of all the good arguments made over the past 40 years for transforming public policy beyond erroneous economic models. Summarizes the debate and the conclusions on the need to move to low-entropy models based on better understanding of real human needs and goals of equitable, ecologically sustainable …
Green CITYnomics: The Urban War against Climate Change edited by Kenny Tang, Greenleaf 2009
Useful review by many experts of the state of play in many cities in their efforts to address climate change issues. This is a fast-evolving field with cities networking within global organizations, including ICLEI and the Innovative Cities Network. The city of Curitiba, Brazil, long an innovator in city planning …
The Practical Visionary by Corinne McLaughlin with Gordon Davidson, Unity House 2010
Excerpt from the Foreword by Hazel Henderson, President, Ethical Markets Media (USA and Brazil); author of Ethical Markets: Growing the Green Economy; and co-creater, Calvert-Henderson Quality of Life Indicators I welcome The Practical Visionary for so many reasons. Most important is the fact that our planet is now our programmed …