About the Author
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.
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.
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“Martin is a deeply introspective thinker. His work ethic, as well as his passion for learning and excelling in new areas, is at a level most of us only dream about. Beyond his very compassionate nature for all things on this planet, he also works tirelessly to inform others on ways humanity might create a brighter and healthier place for us all to live. Martin is a rare man that not only talks the talk, but truly is walking a higher path on all levels, especially in the areas of work, trust, integrity, and heartfelt honesty.”