Have modern societies have taken a fundamentally wrong turn? Ever increasing growth has been pushed by business leaders, mainstream economists and policymakers as the solution to our problems, but at what cost?

Award-winning author, filmmaker and visionary, Helena Norberg-Hodge explores the impact of the global economy and international development on local communities, local economies, and personal identity. Drawing connections between rampant consumerism, ecological destruction and spiritual poverty, Helena makes a case for a radically different paradigm. How can we change the systems which we live by to create a better quality of life?