Posts Tagged ‘new economics’

For Rio+20: A Charter for a New Economy

Posted by Kindle Loomis, Published: June 20th, 2012

By Gus Speth

The following article is reposted from Solutions Online. The overarching goal at the upcoming Rio+20 summit must be achieving sustainable prosperity for all. Within this broad objective, the subject is bracketed, if you will, by two of the greatest challenges faced by the international community: the greatest social challenge, world poverty, and the greatest environmental challenge, climate change. There can be [...]

Mapping the global transition to a new economics

Posted by Kindle Loomis, Published: May 30th, 2012

By David Boyle

This article is reposted from Global Transition 2012. A new website shows the worldwide emergence of a new economy, one that puts people and planet first, says nef fellow David Boyle. As people, communities and organisaitons begin to upload their projects, we will begin to see that, actually, the new economics isn’t so unevenly distributed after all. It was never quite clear where or when [...]

Life Beyond Growth: A revolution in how we think about progress

Posted by Kindle Loomis, Published: May 29th, 2012

By Alan AtKisson

The following article is reposted from Global Transition 2012. Sustainability expert Alan AtKisson asks,  is there life after growth?  In a new report by that name and written by AtKisson and the new Institute for Studies in Happiness, Economy, and Society the authors argue decisively, there is.  The report demonstrates that more and more countries are seriously questioning the “Gross Domestic Product” (GDP) and traditional [...]

Life Beyond Growth

Posted by Kindle Loomis, Published: May 24th, 2012

By Alan AtKisson

The following information about the Life Beyond Growth report is reposted from Alan’s blog. Life Beyond Growth 2012 is the first in a new annual series of reports tracking the rise of “New Economic” ideas such as Green Growth, Green Economy, Genuine Progress, Gross National Happiness, and even De-Growth. It also covers the new indicators that are being developed to measure national [...]

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