Decribes the difference between needs and wants and why needs come before wants.

Providing a basic income to everyone, rich or poor, active or inactive, was advocated by Paine, Mill, and Galbraith but the idea was never taken seriously. Today, with the welfare state creaking, it is one of the world's most widely debated proposals. Philippe Van Parijs and Yannick Vanderborght present a comprehensive defense of this radical idea.--

Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text celebrate the littlest things one needs to be happy, and the beauty of sharing with others when one has more than enough.

"Scholars agree that our fundamental human needs have changed very little over the millennia though the manner we choose to satisfy the needs within a contemporary Western culture has changed significantly. Mounting evidence suggests the choices we make in managing our Earth household (Oikonómos) affect our balance and well-being. Conversely, the quality of balance and well-being within our personal and societal realms affects how we choose to satisfy...