Agenda for a new economy : from phantom wealth to real wealth / David C. Korten.

"Nearly two years after the economic meltdown, joblessness and foreclosures are still endemic, Wall Street executives are once again getting massive bonuses, and our leaders in Washington lack the will to make desperately needed fundamental changes to the economy. Change will have to come from below. Agenda for a New Economy is the handbook for that revolution." "In this revised and updated edition, David Korten has fleshed out his vision of the alternative to the corporate Wall Street economy: a Main Street economy based on locally owned, community-oriented "living enterprises" whose success is measured as much by their positive impact on people and the environment as by their positive balance sheet. And Korten now offers more in-depth advice on how to mount a grassroots campaign to bring about an economy based on shared prosperity, ecological stewardship, and citizen democracy." ""It's time for a fundamentally new economic model---Agenda for a New Economy is a much-needed road map for those ready to get started."---Annie Leonard, author and host of The Story of Stuff" ""At last, a book by one of our most brilliant economic thinkers that outlines the real causes of---and solutions to---the current economic crisis."---John Perkins, New York Times bestselling author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" ""A thought-provoking, comprehensive, and readable reappraisal of the great economic and market challenge of our time."---David Brancaccio, PBS host" ""Finally a bold Obama-era agenda that soars above the mild reforms that are grabbing daily headlines and actually meets the daunting challenges posed by the Wall Street and planetary crises."---John Cavanagh, Director, Institute for Policy Studies"--BOOK JACKET.