Life and Debt (Stephanie Black)
Jamaica in the 1970s: Govt. investments in development (health, education, housing, agriculture). Imagine a well-running hospital, educated personnel, well-equipped, affordable.
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Regional currency system
The Chiemgauer is a regional currency that has seen a boom during the global financial crisis.
Read moreHow banks work
There’s a lot of confusion about how banks work and where money comes from. Very few members of the public
Read moreMeasuring quality not quantity (Hazel Henderson)
Hazel Henderson discusses the need to abandon GNP as an indicator, as it entirely misses the mark and does not measure
Read moreTechnological Disobedience in Cuba (Ernesto Oroza)
In 1991, Cuba’s economy began to implode. “The Special Period in the Time of Peace” was the government’s euphemism for
Read moreSustainable Systems (Donella Meadows)
Lecture from Donella Meadows on sustainable systems, which integrates ecological and equity concerns. In this talk, she refers to the
Read moreSummary of ‘Development in Bad Waters’
For those who haven’t had a chance to see the full documentary ‘Development in Bad Waters’, we summarised the main points in
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