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Living Economies
Do we want a living, diverse, democratically accountable market economy, founded in communities and cities throughout the world?
Table of Contents
Issue 23
Fall 2002
Economies for Life
economías para la vida (en español)
We now have a suicide economy that is destroying the foundations of its own existence. What we must create is a living economy
by David Korten
Trying to do Right
In a world dominated by corporate behemoths, a businessman tries to do the right thing
by Victor Bremson
Let the Sun Shine In
Corporate reformers are calling for better information for investors. But serious reform means providing information to all stakeholders
by Ralph Estes
Starting Over
IMF policies left Argentina in ruins. Now its people are taking back their future
by Lisa Garrigues
The Creative Commons
Copyright law protects ownership of music, art, writing. But what if you want to share?
by Molly Van Houweling
From the Earth, up
Appalachia has been mined, logged, dammed, and impoverished for centuries. Now a new economy is emerging to sustain generations to come
by Anthony Flaccavento
pieces of the Puzzle
A Vermont town turns a landfill into farms and jobs, and a parking lot into a thriving food co-op
by Jill Bamburg
Breaking Down Buildings, Building up a Neighborhood
Most businesses cast off used materials, poor people, and troubled neighborhoods; these entrepreneurs are turning cast-offs into gold
by Holly Dressel
Unleashing Our Hidden Wealth
A local currency and a tutoring program set free a community’s abundance of giving, teaching, and nurturing
by Edgar Cahn
Money’s Conversations
MadHOURS get a community talking about scarcity, trust, and change
by Camy Matthay
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Saving Together
Member-owners of a Swedish bank start businesses, buy homes, and build assets—without paying interest
by Richard Douthwaite
It Shall be a Jubilee Unto You
All societies face a central dilemma—inequality tends to widen. A 4,000-year-old tradition offers a solution of renewal and liberation
by Michael Hudson
Of Land and Hope
In Brazil, thousands of peasants are reclaiming unused land and reclaiming their rights as citizens
by Frances Moore Lappé & Anna Lappé
Twelve Things to do Now About Corporations
How to get real about corporate accountability
by Sarah Ruth van Gelder
resources for living economies
by Victor Bremson & Erin Cusick
heart&soul
The Boy Who Kissed the Soldier
Amid the dehumanizing devastation of the West Bank, a visitor is haunted by the people who endure
by Starhawk
global shift
Building a New Force
When dictators terrorize and zealots massacre, what response can go beyond inaction or bombing? What would Gandhi have done?
by Michael N. Nagler
Fairness in a Fragile World
Heading to the second Earth Summit, a call for poverty alleviation—and wealth alleviation
by Wolfgang Sachs
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