Awakening to a new economics
Following on the heels of the Great Financial Crash of 2008, the pandemic has left states, businesses and households hopelessly indebted. But what do ‘debt’ and ‘credit’ really mean anyway? … Continue reading Talk: Philip Goodchild on credit and faith
You may have caught Rev John Daniels’ recent talk titled Jesus and the Magic Money Tree, delivered in November as part of our Joy in Enough series of talks. The … Continue reading Jesus and the Magic Money Tree
Andii Bowsher explores the perennial question of how to fund the transition to a fair and sustainable economy. There are lots of good ideas for how we can begin to … Continue reading How shall we pay for it?
One of our central critiques at Joy in Enough is that modern consumerist societies are bad at measuring progress. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the metric of choice, but it’s … Continue reading Measuring progress with the Happy Planet Index
Catherine Masterman considers what a marble run can tell us about the economy. Everyone loves a marble run – it must be one of the most enduring toys. Its addictive … Continue reading Spending your marbles
The Jevons Paradox is a phenomenon spotted by the economist Williams Stanley Jevons. Studying coal production in the 1860s, he noticed that more efficient technologies made people use more coal, … Continue reading Support a four day week
Kate Raworth’s book Doughnut Economics is one of our favourites at Joy in Enough. It’s that rather rare thing – a book on economics that’s fun to read and easy … Continue reading Seven ways to think differently about economics
One of the recurring ideas that crops up in alternative economics circles is the Basic Universal Income, or citizen’s income. In a nutshell, it’s a universal and unconditional payment made … Continue reading What is a Universal Basic Income?
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