Professor at the McGill University School of Environment, and co-author of the thought provoking and societal changing book Right Relationship: Building a Whole Earth Economy, Peter G. Brown, discusses how the current economic model of continual growth flies in the face of the Earth's finite resources. He describes how destruction of the natural world is increasing at an alarming rate, while the gap between rich and poor continues to widen. The author shares ideas for understanding ecological limits, while focusing on fairness, as well as the spiritual well being of humanity.
Peter G. Brown is my internet radio show guest on Blog Business Success; hosted live on Blog Talk Radio.
The show airs live on Thursday, September 10, at 8:00 pm Eastern Time; 5:00 pm Pacific Time.
Professor at the McGill University School of Environment, and co-author of the thought provoking and societal changing book Right Relationship: Building a Whole Earth Economy, Peter G. Brown, discusses how the current economic model of continual growth flies in the face of the Earth's finite resources. You will learn:
* What is the right relationship between people and the environment
* What are the limits to economic growth and how to change the growth paradigm
* How people can work together with the environment for the benefit of all
* Some possible solutions on a global scale to the growing crisis
Peter G. Brown, PhD. (photo left) is a Professor in the School of Environment, the Department of Geography, and the Department of Natural Resource Sciences at McGill University. Before coming to McGill, he was Professor of Public Policy at the University of Maryland's graduate School of Public Affairs. While at the University of Maryland, he founded the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy, the School of Public Policy itself, and established the School's Environmental Policy Programs.
He is a graduate of Haverford College, holds a Master's Degree in the Philosophy of Religion from Union Theological Seminary and Columbia University, and a Ph.D. from Columbia in Philosophy. He is the author of Restoring the Public Trust: A Fresh Vision for Progressive Government in America (Beacon Press, 1994), and Ethics, Economics and International Relations: Transparent Sovereignty in the Commonwealth of Life, Second Edition (Edinburgh University Press, 2008). It is published in North America as The Commonwealth of Life: Economics for a Flourishing Earth, Second Edition (Black Rose Books, 2008).
Peter Brown is actively involved in conservation efforts in the James Bay and Southern regions of Quebec, and in Maryland. He operates tree farms in Maryland and Quebec, and is a Certified Quebec Forest Producer. In 1995, Peter was Tree Farmer of the Year in Garrett County, Maryland. He is a member of the Religious Society of Friends.
My book review of Right Relationship: Building a Whole Earth Economy by Peter G. Brown and Geoffrey Garver.
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Let's talk with Professor at the McGill University School of Environment, and co-author of the thought provoking and societal changing book Right Relationship: Building a Whole Earth Economy, Peter G. Brown, as he discusses how the current economic model of continual growth flies in the face of the Earth's finite resources. He describes how destruction of the natural world is increasing at an alarming rate, while the gap between rich and poor continues to widen. The author shares ideas for understanding ecological limits, while focusing on fairness, as well as the spiritual well being of humanity on Blog Business Success Radio.
