{"product_id":"gaston-saves-the-world-9781956019681","title":"Gaston Saves the World","description":"\u003cp\u003eEveryone has their own idea of how things should work, but with a little inspiration from David Beckham, aliens, and the starry skies of his native Indian Ocean island, Gaston Le Clezio thinks he's figured out the perfect plan to save the world from socioeconomic injustice fueled by rampant capitalism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYears later, in a pitch to a local council in Australia, his friend Patrick calls it FAIR-Formula Advancing Income Revolution-and the concept is simple. Pay all workers the same income, and offer bonuses to those who make a positive difference on society's progress and wellbeing. What could complicate that?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFame, romance, political ambition, greedy developers, corrupt officials, and depraved priests in Gaston's home village all seem to conspire against them as they navigate the volatile arenas of public policy and human nature with thought-provoking insight and bawdy humour. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the end, it's not a question of finding one solution for all the world's problems, but of deciding what is fair and what is feasible. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt times farcical, \u003cem\u003eGaston Saves the World\u003c\/em\u003e posits a formula for a better world where good triumphs over evil and true love conquers not all, but most. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dartfrog Plus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/21\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781956019681\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.74d","brand":"Pascal Adolphe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42776190812341,"sku":"9781956019681","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5cf2d913-99f8-481f-8552-71b4c9ad8c12.jpg?v=1679410877","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/gaston-saves-the-world-9781956019681","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}