# Land: A New Paradigm for a Thriving World

> Land: A New Paradigm for a Thriving World is the book and website by Martin Adams — systems thinker, software engineer, and author exploring how economies can function fairly and sustainably by uncovering the patterns that make living systems thrive.

## About Martin Adams

Martin Adams is a systems thinker, software engineer, and author of Land: A New Paradigm for a Thriving World. His work explores how economies can function fairly and sustainably by uncovering the patterns that make living systems thrive.

After studying business and finance, Martin chose not to pursue a career on Wall Street. Instead, he set out to understand why so many people struggle while wealth keeps concentrating in fewer hands. Through years of research and real-world experiences with community projects, he found that much of this imbalance comes from people extracting income from the value of land and other shared resources — value created by society and nature, not by individual effort.

Building on the insights of classical economists such as Henry George and other reformers who studied land, value, and justice, Land brings these timeless ideas into the modern era. Martin explains in simple, practical terms how this problem can be fixed, showing how changing the way we manage land and natural wealth could reduce inequality, lower housing costs, and help the planet recover — while turbocharging productivity and innovation. His work offers a hopeful, evidence-based path toward a world where people and nature can thrive together.

## Contact

- Website: https://unitism.com
- Book: https://unitism.com/book
- Twitter: @heymartinadams
- Email: contact@unitism.com

## Key Topics

- **Land Reform**: Understanding how land ownership affects economic justice
- **Economic Justice**: Creating fair systems for resource distribution
- **Henry George**: Building on classical economic insights about land value
- **Land Value Tax**: Exploring alternatives to current property taxation
- **Universal Basic Income**: Redistributing community-created value
- **Sustainable Economics**: Building economies that work with nature
- **Wealth Inequality**: Understanding root causes and solutions
- **Community Land Trust**: Models for collective land stewardship
- **Ecological Economics**: Economics that respects planetary boundaries
- **Systems Thinking**: Understanding interconnected patterns in society

## The Book

Land: A New Paradigm for a Thriving World introduces a radically new economic model that promises a sustainable and abundant world for all. The book explores how the institution of land ownership causes economic booms and busts, social and cultural decline, and environmental devastation — and offers practical solutions for creating a thriving world where everyone matters and people live in harmony with nature.

Published by North Atlantic Books, the book is available in print, ebook, and online formats in multiple languages.