Attributing the present global economic crisis to a social process of cheating, this discussion develops a synthesis of the social and natural sciences to show how the market system can be reformed to restore harmony between nature and society. It introduces the concept of organic finance, which prescribes reforms capable of delivering both sustainable growth and respect for other life forms. In addition, the book challenges the view that the West can climb out of depression by applying financial austerity measures; instead, it outlines a new strategy that would restore full employment and reverse the decline in middle-class living standards in Europe and North America.