The religion of economics

Four decades ago, Hazel Henderson wrote that she became an economist to find out 'where the bodies were buried' (personal communication 28 June 2010). I believe the cemetery she is seeking has been well and truly dug over. Though the stink of decay is all pervasive, the residue remains largely hidden from the general public. Here I will attempt to marshal the evidence revealed by a multitude of grave robbing thinkers and sound the alarm. I believe that citing, summarising and propagating these findings is of utmost importance. I write from the perspective of an environmental activist not a trained academic and certainly not a trained economist. I write out of a commitment to change based on a profound respect for ecological sustainability, as against than the maintenance of the status quo at any cost. I write out of passion rather than equivocal detachment. This is my greatest strength as an activist. It is also my greatest vulnerability. I am vulnerable because I care and because my care extends beyond self-interest.