Brain Quote by Hazel Henderson

“The problem is, of course, that not only is economics bankrupt but it has always been nothing more than politics in disguise ... economics is a form of brain damage.” quote by Hazel Henderson — Download Open image

“The problem is, of course, that not only is economics bankrupt but it has always been nothing more than politics in disguise ... economics is a form of brain damage.”

Hazel Henderson

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