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Which businesses create wealth and which ones extract it? And how can we tell one from the other? That’s the topic Mariana Mazzucato tackles in her new book The Value … Continue reading Enough links for this week
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Come on! A new report from the Club of Rome
The Club of Rome is best known for its 1972 report The Limits to Growth. It has not sustained the high profile that it had in the wake of that … Continue reading Come on! A new report from the Club of Rome
Church Action for Tax Justice
This month saw the launch of Church Action for Tax Justice (CAT), a new campaign group targeting unfair taxation, tax havens, and lack of transparency around tax. It will also … Continue reading Church Action for Tax Justice
Expertise needed in Joy in Enough
‘We need more economists.’ How often have I heard that statement in various JiE discussions, at our College workshops and elsewhere? Sir Ghillian Prance and Tim Cooper have said it, … Continue reading Expertise needed in Joy in Enough
Girl: 2068
A creative writing piece by Tanya Jones. I wake to the sound of the rain filtering into the greywater tank. I love that sound. Or maybe I just love thinking … Continue reading Girl: 2068
The week in enough
Is ‘development’ an obsolete term? Arturo Escobar believes it is, and that Latin America has pioneered alternative stories of progress. A good introduction to ‘Buen Vivir’ and post-development thinking. Rebuilding … Continue reading The week in enough
Quaker principles for a new economy
There are many organisations working on a fair and sustainable economy, including the Quakers. A project in 2015 produced a series of booklets outlining various aspects of the economy, from … Continue reading Quaker principles for a new economy
Stories to live by
“A people are as healthy and confident as the stories they tell themselves” wrote the Nigerian poet Ben Okri. “Sick storytellers can make nations sick.” If this is so, what … Continue reading Stories to live by
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