Martin Adams

Summary

Martin Adams is a systems thinker, software engineer, and author of Land: A New Paradigm for a Thriving World (Berkeley: North Atlantic Books, 2015), an accessible popular introduction to Georgist economics released under a Creative Commons license and available free online. (A-claim; factual) After studying business and finance, Adams chose not to pursue a Wall Street career, instead working in community development and social enterprise — experience he credits with shaping the book's argument that the private capture of land rent is a root cause of wealth inequality and ecological strife. (A-claim; sourced to author bio)

Adams is a contributor and editor at Progress.org, the long-running Georgist online publication, where his essays (2015–2021) include a memorial for Fred Foldvary, coverage of Mason Gaffney's 2015 China-crash prediction, and an introduction of the documentary Real Estate 4 Ransom to Progress.org readers. (A-claim; factual) He is listed as an advisor to Common Wealth Canada. (A-claim; factual)

Key Works

• Land: A New Paradigm for a Thriving World (North Atlantic Books, 2015) — book page

See Also

• Land: A New Paradigm for a Thriving World — book page
• Fred Foldvary — economist whose geo-libertarian work Adams draws on
• Economic Rent — the concept at the center of Adams's argument
• Land Speculation — Adams presents speculation as the root mechanism of inequality and recessions

Sources

1. "About the Author," Land: A New Paradigm for a Thriving World official book site (unitism.com). https://www.unitism.com/book/en/about-the-author — used for Adams's background as a systems thinker and software engineer who studied business and finance and declined a Wall Street career (A-claims).
2. Martin Adams author page, Progress.org. https://www.progress.org/authors/martin-adams/ — used for his contributor/editor role and the range and dates of his Progress.org essays (A-claims).
3. Martin Adams, Land: A New Paradigm for a Thriving World (Berkeley: North Atlantic Books, 2015). Book page — used for publication details and the Creative Commons release (A-claims).
4. Common Wealth Canada wiki page — used for the advisor listing (A-claim; see that page's sources).