Hazel Henderson
Hazel Henderson
Jean Hazel Henderson was an American futurist and environmental activist. As an autodidact in her twenties, having only a British high-school formal education, in the U.S. she gradually advanced, by virtue of citizen activism, into the roles of university lecturer and chair-holder, as well as that of advisor to corporations and government agencies. She authored several books including Building a W
"Most of our long-held beliefs about money, wealth, productivity and efficiency, and our notions of progress are rooted in immature, often infantile states of mind—easily manipulated by politicians and advertisers...Luckily, individuals learn faster than institutions and many people may already be ahead of their leaders."
"Economics is really politics in disguise. We need to unpack the whole thing and say, Look, an economy is really nothing but a set of rules. Lets be up front about it. Theres no actual science here."
