Ideas for New Economy -- Resource List

New Economies Resource List

The Visioning  Circles are revealing that we want everyone to have enough. We want a way to exchange goods and services that honors the humanity of all and the planet, and de-emphasizes money, consumption, and profits that benefit some while hurting others. Let's research what's already happening! Here's a start. Please post your ideas and/or links to other resources.

Yes Magazine's "Path to a New Economy" page, with links to multiple articles

"Independence from the Corporate Global Economy", Ethan Miller, Yes Magazine Winter 2007

Seeds to alternative economies already exist. Shares some. Mostly theoretical overview, and affirming to our approach. Identifies Solidarity Economics in Brazil and effort in Seattle to map existing local economies.

"Economics of Life in Balance," Regina Gregory, Yes Magazine Winter 2007

Imaginary conversation btwn Adam Smith and indigenous Pacific Islander. Highlights completely different values approach to economy. Useful discussion document.

"Earth Community: An Indigenous Perspective," Puanani "Pua" Burgess talks with David Korten.

Burgess is a Native Hawiian Elder and cultural translator and a Western trained lawyer who bridges the two worlds of indigenous and modern knowledge and values. Video interviews.

"Beyond the Bailout: Agenda for a New Economy," David Korten, Yes Magazine, Winter 2007

This article is the basis for his new book, Agenda for New Economy: From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth. Excerpt: "The real need is a bottom-up transformation of our economic values and institutions to align with the imperatives and opportunities of the 21st century. [This article] involves a five part agenda: clean up Wall Street, play by market rules, self-finance the real economy, measure what we really want, and convert to debt-free money." Perhaps not the deep transformation we're looking for.

"'Other Economies Are Possible!': Building a Solidarity Economy," Ethan Miller, Grassroots Economy Collective

Helpful overview of the "Solidarity Economy" approach, with useful historical perspective. Anti-capitalist lens.

Report on the 1^st U.S. Conference on the Solidarity Economy, held in March 2009.

Useful overview. Socialist lens. See "Articles" for links to more articles. "The solidarity economy is a grassroots movement widely known throughout Latin America, arising from people turning to each other for survival in the face of the slashing of social safety nets... It consists of peasant cooperatives, workers seizing abandoned factories and a variety of organizations of the urban poor. In Europe and Quebec, it's also known as part of the social economy, with deep ties to the trade unions, worker-owned cooperatives and the nonprofit sector in social services. Together, the social and solidarity economy are quite strong there, with successes in pushing public policy."