Is our monetary structure a systemic cause for financial instability? evidence and remedies from nature

Journal of Futures Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 89-108

  Lietaer, Bernard ^a   Ulanowicz, Robert E ^b   Goerner, Sally J ^c   McLaren, Nadia ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c Integral Science Institute   (United States)

^d Global Action Plan   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Complementary currencies; Complexity theory; Economic sustainability; Ecosystems; Efficiency; Financial instability; Resilience; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956761935     PISSN: 10276084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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