Sunday, 7/27/2025, 9am - Radio 2050

Economics of Happiness.

Helena Norberg Hodge envisions a future where communities thrive through collaboration and a return to nature. She tells of how her years spent in Tibet, witnessing firsthand the effects of globalization, shaped her worldview. She argues economic globalization is a threat to the environment, to local communities, and is at the root of young people’s unhappiness in modern society.  

● Helena’s latest book, Local Is Our Future, Steps to Economics of Happiness, traces many of modern society’s problems to the globalized economy, advocating for a shift to the local.

● She emphasizes the human need for connection and the power of localized systems to foster well-being and resilience.

● Empowering women is essential for creating sustainable communities, the majority of local initiatives are started by women.

● Local systems can be the foundations for larger systems that emphasize connection, cooperation, and community well-being over profit.