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:: NOBEL WINNER TALKS COMMON(S) SENSE

Elinor Ostrom was an unusual choice for the 2009 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. For one thing, she is the first woman to receive the prize. But what makes this award particularly special is that her work is about cooperation, while standard economics focuses on competition.

Learn more in Fran Korten’s exclusive YES! interview with Nobel laureate Elinor Ostrom.


:: 8 KEYS TO A SUCCESSFUL COMMONS
   Advice on how to govern our commons
   by Nobel winner Elinor Ostrom.

Education for the New Economy David Korten: “Instead of preparing students for outdated jobs, how can we teach them to build a better world?”		Building Cultures of Peace Riane Eisler: “If we are to build cultures of peace, we have to start talking about something that still makes many people uncomfortable: gender.”		Meet the Radical Homemakers How families are achieving ecological, social, and economic transformation… starting under their own roofs.

“Pro-poor” Relief for Haiti
In the aftermath of the Jan. 12 earthquake that is believed to have killed more than 150,000 people, a call is growing for more long-term, sustainable solutions, such as debt relief. MORE…

Sweden Labels Food With CO2 Data
The Swedish government announced new food guidelines that recommend eating habits based on greenhouse-gas emissions. MORE…

Chicago Ward Tries Citizen Budgeting
In a city with a history of corruption and lack of transparency, one elected official is restoring meaning to the term “public funds.” Alderman Joe Moore has launched what is believed to be the United States’ first experiment with “participatory budgeting.” MORE…


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