economy

WHAT'S THE ECONOMY FOR?

The current global economic model threatens basic human needs, social equity, and the life support systems of the planet. The challenge for policy makers and citizens, alike, is to rethink our approach to the economy to yield a more enduring prosperity.

A Civic Economy of Provisions

Marvin T. Brown

An economy built around civic relations instead of property relations: focusing on the civic economics of provision

Building a Cooperative Solidarity Commonwealth

Jessica Gordon Nembhard

Designing a cooperative solidarity commonwealth that focuses on democracy, equity, and collective ownership in a sustainable future

Building a Sustainable and Desirable Economy-in-Society-in-Nature

Robert Costanza, Gar Alperovitz, Herman E. Daly, Joshua Farley, Carol Franco, Tim Jackson, Ida Kubiszewski, Juliet Schor, and Peter Victor

How our economy can transition to a more sustainable, equitable model

Challenging Consumerism: Toward Living Well Sustainably

Emmanuel Prinet

Major takeaways from SCORAI’s sustainable production and consumption workshop

Collective dissonance and the transition to post-consumerism

Maurie J. Cohen

Indications that Anglo-European countries will transition to post-consumer economies

Commoning as a Transformative Social Paradigm

David Bollier

Transitioning to the next system in a commons-based economy

Degrowth futures and democracy

Claudio Cattaneo, Giacomo D’Alisa, Giorgos Kallis, Christos Zografos

On shaping socio-economic movements for a degrowth future

Environmental Justice and Economic Degrowth: An Alliance between Two Movements

Joan Martínez-Alier

The relationship between environmental justice and degrowth movements in the Global North

Eugene Memorandum: The Role of Cities in Advancing Sustainable Consumption

Sustainable Consumption and Research Action Initiative

Cities and their roles in the future of consumption and sustainability

Green Economy at Community Scale

Tim Jackson, Peter A. Victor

Greening the economy at the local level will bring jobs, prosperity, and help us address the environmental challenges we’re facing.