Your Monthly Freebie: Localization of Happiness

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Kim Kanney
  • March 11, 2019
  • Economics & Law
  • Life Transitions
Book cover for 'Localization: essential steps to an economics of happiness' by Helena Norberg-Hodge.

Localization: Essential Steps to an Economics of Happiness

By Helena Norberg-Hodge
Edited by Steven Gorelick and Kristen Steele

This month’s free resource comes from our friends at Local Futures, who work to renew ecological, social and spiritual well-being by promoting a systemic shift towards economic localization.

“From jobs to finance, from food to climate, from education to energy, the negative impacts of globalization are wide-ranging and deeply felt. This detailed report not only summarizes those impacts, it describes the policy shifts and grassroots initiatives that can move us towards the local and, thereby, towards a better world.”

Get it for free today! And check out our other free report from Local Futures: Climate Change or System Change?

Don’t forget we have over 20 free resource guides, booklets, reports and toolkits always immediately available. Check them all out here.

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