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幸福经济学描述了一个同时朝两个相反方向发展的世界。一方面，政府和大企业持续推动全球化并巩固企业的权力；另一方面，世界各地的人们在抵制这些政策——抗拒并远离传统的权力体制。他们开始打造一个完全不同的未来。社区聚集起来去重建更加人性化和本地化生态经济。
74页的电影讨论指南可免费下载。这份资料为学生和非正式讨论小组而设计，按照电影的顺序展开争论，并提供了深入学习、反思和进一步行动的丰富资源。
- Going Local is the Way to Repair our Fractured World - our Ecosystems, our Societies and our Selves. -
* Length 68 minutes
* Produced by Helena Norberg-Hodge, 2011 (founder & director of Local Futures)
* Written and directed by Steven Gorelick, John Page & Helena Norberg-Hodge
* Narrated by John Page
The Economics of Happiness describes a world moving simultaneously in two opposing directions. On the one hand, government and big business continue to promote globalization and the consolidation of corporate power. At the same time, people around the world are resisting those policies – and, far from the old institutions of power, they’re starting to forge a very different future. Communities are coming together to re-build more human-scale, ecological economies based on a new paradigm – an economics of localization.
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Also available for free download is our 74-page Discussion Guide and Companion to the film, a resource designed for student use and informal discussion groups. It follows the film, chapter by chapter, expanding on the arguments and pointing to a wealth of new resources for further learning, reflection and action. To download the pdf, go to: localfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/the_economics_of_happiness_discussion_guide.pdf
ENDORSEMENTS:
"A powerful film that cuts deeply to the heart of the global crisis. Magnificent!"
- David Suzuki, TV presenter and environmentalist
"This passionate film presents a clear and articulate vision of what a shift in the scale at which we do things would look like… timely and powerful."
- Rob Hopkins, co-founder of the Transition Town movement
"What's our favorite documentary of all time? The one film we wish everyone could see? Hands down, this is it. It is truly one of the most important and useful films for inspiring change that has been made in a generation."
- Films for Action
"This film connects the dots between climate chaos, economic meltdown, and our own personal suffering."
- Joanna Macy, author of World as Lover, World as Self
AWARDS:
- Best Direction, EKOFilm 2011, Czech Republic
- Best in Show, Cinema Verde Film Festival
Golden Palm Award, Mexico International Film Festival
- Judges' Selection (Theme of Human Unity), Auroville Film Festival, India
- Audience Selection (Theme of Human Unity), Auroville Film Festival, India
- Bronze Award, Oregon Environmental Film Festival
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