Stone Age Economics
By examining the lives of ancient peoples, Stone Age Economics questions the Western paradigm of ‘economic progress’ because, in terms of the individual, things may not have improved so radically after all.
By examining the lives of ancient peoples, Stone Age Economics questions the Western paradigm of ‘economic progress’ because, in terms of the individual, things may not have improved so radically after all.
The collective intelligence of humanity is that of the social ape, not the hive insect. Maybe the life history that most fits us to thrive is creating our livelihoods as competent, generalist individuals working within small collectivities – families, bands, settlements.