The Economics of Happiness with Helena Norberg-Hodge

In this thought-provoking episode, we join author, filmmaker, public speaker and pioneer of the local economy movement - Helena Norberg-Hodge. She has been promoting an economics of personal, social and ecological well-being for more than 40 years across three continents. In this week’s episode, she shares her experiences in Ladakh and Bhutan where she began to think about the destructive nature of a globalised economy that favours global traders over local traders and smaller businesses. She looks at the historical origins of our global economic system dating back to WWII and shares with us the increasing importance of taking a stand for a decentralised world and what she calls a global, local movement, particularly as far as agriculture and food production are concerned. She has written several books, notably Ancient Futures, which raises important questions about the notion of progress, and explores the root causes of the malaise of industrial society - as well as giving us inspiration for our own future, showing us that another way is possible.

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