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Overview
In Economic Insanity, Terry questions, and suggests we abandon, four fundamental pillars of capitalism: endless economic growth, ever-increasing productivity, accelerating technological advances, and self-interest. He shows how these basic assumptions that drive our version of the free-market system are causing a host of interrelated and deeply entrenched problems. He explores critical social dilemmas that result from our current economic assumptions, including the loss of personal freedom and democracy, the perpetual and unavoidable increase in inequality, and the disuniting of America. If we are to turn our nation from this path of folly, Terry argues, we must first abandon the faulty assumptions that drive our thinking. Incorporating ideas from Adam Smith and Thomas Paine to Paul Johnson and Herman Daly, Economic Insanity challenges readers to stop looking for answers within the system and look instead to changing the system.
This provocative proposal exposes the misconceptions that drive our economic system and offers systematic and revolutionary solutions. Economic Insanity questions the most basic assumptions behind our economic system and argues that its entire structure must be challenged. Terry challenges readers to stop looking for answers within the system and look instead to changing the system. $25,000 budget.
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Meet the Author
Neil McPhee is a long-time qualitative researcher, who began his career in 1972. Having been told by his boss, in his first week's employment in research, to go and help out with some interviewing (of retired people, applying for old-age bus concession passes), he discovered his probable incompatibility with structure by omitting to fill out any questionnaires at all.
Some 25 years ago, Neil was introduced to new thinking at a presentation on Nonverbal Communication and Body Language. He became sold on the possible applications and the subject in general. Soon after that, Neil discovered NLP.
There was little turning back after that. You cannot unlearn something so potent and pretend that none of it existed. Since then, Neil has variously bought, run and sold his own full-service agency and worked as Qualitative Research Director for an American-owned agency. He now offers his services as a Qualitative/Ethnography Practitioner and Consultant, both in the UK and internationally.
Neil trained in NLP/Hypnotherapy with Roger Terry.
Roger Terry is a scientist with over 25 years' experience in running and building successful businesses. Ten years ago, he founded Evolution Training with his partner Emily, and he now works with businesses and individuals, guiding them to evolve to their full potential. Previously, his career was within the utility sector, where he was responsible for new business creation and innovative business development.
An international NLP Master Trainer, hypnosis instructor and expert on human value systems, Roger leads seminars and consults with companies on executive teams in the UK, USA, Europe and the Middle East. His expertise in culturalchange has helped businesses revitalise their organisations and people, bringing their cultures in line with the business strategy required to produce profit and growth.
With a talent for using Neuro-Linguistic Programming and personal development techniques, Roger has a pragmatic and practical style. His enthusiastic and forthright approach to coaching, with a focused Neuro-Linguistic Programming methodology, provides a unique intervention approach that allows a client to achieve the maximum movement in their chosen direction for minimum effort.