The collection of lectures and publications from the Schumacher Center for a New Economics represents some of the foremost voices on a new economics.

Nancy Jack Todd shows us that the power of positive work can overcome horrific destruction. Describing the models created by the New Alchemy Institute and Ocean Arks International, she demonstrates the evolution of ecological design as a viable option for creating a sustainable world. Her lecture reminds us that nature is our best source of reference. Through adherence to natural systems we can "provide for the present population of the world sustainably."