WBCSD-SNV Alliance: Creating inclusive business opportunities by linking local communities with big business Claiming our Future meet in Cork to rate political parties on re : Impact Trade Union - A taste of conference - #ictuwomen14 from Irish Congress of Trade Unions on Vimeo. A taste of conference - #ictuwomen14 Capturing some of the voices of the amazing women who were at the ICTU Women's Conference 2014, this short video looks at the issues, the people and the hot topics discussed in Wexford on March 6th & 7th. For more check out #ictuwomen14 on Twitter for comments, photos and discussion. 7 April 2014 The science has got pretty stark on climate change by Oisin Coghlan, Director of Friends of the Earth Last Autumn, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) told us we are now as certain that humans...continue reading
WIR Bank WIR Bank logo The WIR Bank, formerly the Swiss Economic Circle (GER: Wirtschaftsring-Genossenschaft), or WIR, is an independent complementary currency system in Switzerland that serves businesses in hospitality, construction, manufacturing, retail and professional services. WIR issues and manages a private currency, called the WIR Franc, which is used, in combination with Swiss Franc to generate dual-currency transactions. WIR was founded in 1934 by businessmen Werner Zimmermann and Paul Enz as a result of currency shortages and global financial instability. "WIR" is both an abbreviation of Wirtschaftsring and the word for "we" in German, reminding participants that the economic circle is also a community.[2] According to the cooperative's statutes, "Its purpose is to encourage participating members to put their buying power at each other's disposal and keep it circulating within their ranks, thereby providing members with additional sales volume." References[edit] External links[edit]
JAK Members Bank The JAK Members Bank, or JAK Medlemsbank, is a cooperative, member-owned financial institution based in Skövde, Sweden, and based on a concept that arose in Denmark in 1931.[1][2][3] JAK is an acronym for Jord Arbete Kapital in Swedish or Land Labour Capital, the factors of production in classical economics. A membership of approximately 38,000 (as of November 2011) dictates the Bank's policies and direction. The Board of Directors is elected annually by members, who are each allowed only one share in the bank. JAK Members Bank does not charge or pay interest on its loans, a principle it shares with Islamic banking. JAK banking employs the "Saving Points" system: members accumulate Saving Points during saving periods and use them when applying for a loan. History[edit] The co-operative society Jord Arbejde Kapital was founded in Denmark during the Great Depression in 1931. Philosophy[edit] JAK operates under the following principles: Membership[edit] JAK in other countries[edit]
Growing Inclusive Markets | Business works for development | Development works for business Constitutional Convention – Government Proposals The Taoiseach met this evening with representatives of the opposition parties in order to consult with them on the Government’s proposals on the forthcoming Constitutional Convention. The opposition parties undertook to revert with their views within a week, following which a further meeting is envisaged. Background The Programme for Government (PfG) contains a commitment to establish a Constitutional Convention. The purpose of this paper is, as promised by the Taoiseach in the Dáil, to consult formally with Opposition Party Leaders on the Government’s proposals. The Government’s proposals deal with: the basis on which the Convention will be established; the topics it is to consider; its working methods; its structure and supports; and follow-up on its recommendations. Basis of Establishment The Government proposes that the Convention be set up by Resolutions of both Houses of the Oireachtas. Topics to be considered by the Convention Review of the Dáil electoral system; Working Methods
Post-capitalism Socialist economics and the socialist calculation debate concern the organization and functioning of a post-capitalist system. This subject encompasses alternatives for the major elements of a capitalist system, such as the wage and profit systems, market-based allocation, private ownership of the means of production, and the use of money as a measure of value; and critical analysis of post-capitalist economic models.[1] Arguments for post-capitalism[edit] In the Marxist method of analysis and theory of historical materialism, specific modes of production come into being as a result of underlying changes in the level of technology. Post-capitalist systems[edit] There are a number of proposals for a new economic system to replace capitalism. Socialism[edit] Technocracy[edit] Libertarian[edit] Voluntaryism, a philosophy of economics and social interaction derived from the non-aggression principle (NAP), the homestead principle and natural rights. Anarchism[edit] See also[edit] References[edit]
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