Økonomien er baseret på falske principper om endeløs vækst Eva Gladek (tw: @emgladek) har polske rødder, er vokset op i New York, har gået i en international skole, bor nu i Amsterdam. Hun kalder sig selv verdensborger. Alligevel arbejder hun nu på at realisere den ny grønne økonomi, hvor lokal selvforvaltning, størst mulig selvforsyning, lokal bytteøkonomi og den slags er i centrum. Det sker via firmaet Metabolic Lab, startet for halvandet år siden og nu med omkring 20 medarbejdere. »Jeg var direktør i et andet konsulentfirma, men jeg var så frustreret over, at de råd og analyser, jeg producerede, aldrig blev implementeret. Et eksempel er De Ceuvel, et projekt i det nordlige Amsterdam, hvor et gammelt forurenet industriområde ved vandet skal forvandles til et grønt kvarter for kreative og sociale virksomheder med lukkede næringsstof- og vandkredsløb, vedvarende energi, egen produktion af grøntsager, genanvendelse af byggematerialer m.m. »En regenerativ urban oase« betegner Metabolic-folkene det. »Det er et af mange eksempler på det, vi laver.
Read Online | Sacred Economics | Charles Eisenstein Subscribe to Charles Newsletter Connect on Facebook Read Online Welcome to the HTML version of Sacred Economics. The full version is here in English, along with full and partial translations into other languages. Sacred Economics Full text of Sacred Economics in Romanian can be found here. Introduction: (German) (Swedish) (French) (Hungarian) (Italian) (Dutch) (Greek) (Polish) Chapter 1: The Gift World (German)(Swedish) (Polish) (Dutch) (Italian)(Greek – Part 1)(Greek – Part 2) Chapter 2: Greed and the Illusion of Scarcity (German) (Swedish) (Polish) (Dutch) (Greek Part 1) (Greek Part 2) Chapter 3: Money and the Mind (German) (Swedish) (Polish)(Dutch) (Greek Part 1) (Greek Part 2) Chapter 4: The Trouble with Property (German) (Swedish) (Polish) (Greek Part 1)(Greek Part 2) Chapter 5: The Corpse of the Commons (German) (Swedish) (Polish) (Greek Part 1) (Greek Part 2) Chapter 6: The Economics of Usury (German) (Swedish)(Polish)(Greek Part 1) (Greek Part 2)(Greek Part 3)
From Sharing Economy To Gift Ecology Couple weeks back, Sam and I spoke at a local gathering in Oakland. In casual conversation, the convener of our circle, Syra tells us: "I love that so many people are talking about sharing. See, I'm always campaigning for it," handing us a card for local sharing event. "But you know, I tried to get into this sharing conference, and it was 500 bucks! Doesn’t that just feel wrong? Most of us can’t afford that kind of sharing." Like many, Syra consolidated two ideas into one: sharing and giving. Sharing has elements of inter-connectedness, of a village-like community, of a transformative altruism. It's a pattern we've seen before. Now, it seems like sharing is having its turn. On paper, it seems like a good idea to build an app to share my lawn mower with everyone on my block. Consider ride sharing services, that allow everyday folks to turn their cars into cabs. When what used to be shared informally turns into a formal, commoditized transaction, we lose something.
Resources for further study | Matslats - Community currency engineer The following is a personal selection of resources which point towards the need for a resurgence in local money systems. Economics Money as debt (40 mins video). An introduction to the present money system, and how bankers profited at each stage of its evolution. The future of money (book) Bernard Lietaer, A global perspective on why only complementary currencies can save the world (2000) Banking quotes from the Founding fathers (warning: may cause alarm.) The Secret of Oz How the struggle for control of America's money was allegorised in a popular children's book. (103 mins) I want the earth plus 5%, a parable about the evolution of banking Douglas Rushkoff, (16 mins video) Radical Abundance: How We Get Past "Free" and Learn to Exchange Value Again Article: Out of the Box Thinking about our Financial Crisis The Lost Science of Money, book by Stephen Zarlenga. The End of Money and the Future of Civilization Book critiquing of the money system and a proposal for a mutual credit economy Cyclos
5 US Cities Begin Building Cooperative Economies Top image: Jacksonville, Florida. Credit: Krazy Diamnd. Article cross-posted from Community-Wealth.org. The past few weeks have seen a flurry of impressive activity at the level of city government, all around policies designed to build community wealth and encourage the growth of cooperative local economies. It's encouraging to see that the work of grassroots developers, local foundations, community activists, and field builders is beginning to gain a foothold in the world of municipal policy. While certainly many of the models that have currently proven themselves on the ground have done so with the invaluable support and close cooperation of local policymakers, what's new and exciting in 2014 is the way an increasing number of city governments are stepping into leadership roles and catalyzing new projects and initiatives. Concentrated urban poverty remains a pressing issue; 2012 data shows that nearly one in six people living in major metropolitain areas lives below the poverty line.
Teaching Community, Family, and Social Skills as Elements of Educational Curriculum for Life This page outlines teaching curriculum ideas for Community, Family, and Social Skills as elements of the “Play” category of the Curriculum for Life component of the open source Education for Life Program. This curriculum is meant as a globally collaborative and ever-expanding archive of ideas to be combined with the Teaching Strategies for Life component, and Learning Tools and Toys for Life component, to create endless Lesson Plans for Life purposed to grow and evolve what we feel will be the most comprehensive, effective, and diversely applicable free-education program and open source and free-shared project-launch usable education blueprint in the world. The following is a list of community, family, and social skills curriculum topics divided into 3 categories: “Community,” “Family,” and “Social Skills.” If you have an idea or section that you believe should be included here, please send it to us using our Suggestions Page. Community What is a community? Family What is a family?
novaglobe | Don't wait for politicians, just create a new world our selves Why Darwinian Economics Is so Threatening to Libertarians Before Copernicus, mankind knew that the earth sat motionless at the very center of the universe with the sun and stars turning around it. After Copernicus, we knew the earth was just a minor planet orbiting an unremarkable star. He was the first of the scientific revolutionaries, but he was not the last. It is worth pondering what Copernicus did and what he did not do. All that Copernicus did was to describe the universe in a simpler, more logical way. Drawing a parallel between the confused state of economics today and the state of astronomy prior to its revolution, I argue that trying to fix the confusion in economics requires that we dig down to the level of paradigms—in the manner outlined by philosopher of science Thomas Kuhn. If we accept, as I suspect most educated people do, that humans are the product of a long succession of evolutionary pressures, then we must logically concede that we have inherited traits from our ancestors. Hopefully the point is clear.
The Case For A 21-Hour Work Week By Michael J. Coren / fastcoexist.com Time, like work, has become commodified, a recent legacy of industrial capitalism, where a controlled, 40-hour week (or more) in factories was necessary. Our behavior is totally out of step with human priorities and the nature of today’s economy. To lay the foundations for a "steady-state" economy—one that can continue running sustainably forever—a recent paper argues that it’s time for advanced developed countries transition to a normal 21-hour work week. This does not mean a mandatory work week or leisure-time police. The New Economics Foundation (NEF) says there is nothing natural or inevitable about what’s considered a "normal" 40-hour work week today. The NEF argues to achieve more satisfying lives we need to challenge social norms and reset the industrial clock in our heads. Besides, it may be the only way a modern global society won’t overwhelm the earth’s resources. The challenges are great.