Extremely ridiculous extreme poverty lines (WFP)
In a previous video post, we discussed uncertainty in World Bank data and methodology measuring extreme poverty (see What is happening to
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How Cooperatives Show Resilience to the Crisis (CECOP-CICOPA)
In Europe, 1.5 million workers co-own their enterprises. They are called worker cooperatives, social cooperatives or participative enterprises. The documentary
Read moreThe way we think about charity is dead wrong (Dan Pallotta)
A thought-provoking talk from Dan Pallotta about the profit versus the non-profit sectors. A personal reaction to his position: large
Read moreChallenging our measure of progress (Robert Kennedy)
In 1968, Robert F. Kennedy challenged the basic way progress and well-being is measured through Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This
Read moreCaring Economics (Riane Eisler)
Eisler discusses the need for an economic system that gives visibility and value to two life-sustaining activities: (1) the work
Read moreDebate: Food – Who Pays the Price? (TVE, BBC World, IFAD)
Food – Who Pays the Price? (October 2008) raises important questions about who produces the food we eat and how.
Read moreDevelopment in Bad Waters (AMRF)
A 60-minutes video documentary of an action research programme on drinking water and public health in Bangladesh, in collaboration with
Read moreOpen source hardware (Marcin Jakubowski)
Some questions that came up while watching this: Could open source hardware help achieve a greater global distribution of the
Read moreThe food speculator (Kees Brouwer, VPRO)
Assuming the role of a speculator, Kees Brouwer tries to find out whether he is merely taking advantage of the
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