This isn’t about one or two good projects, or a small corner of a procurement budget getting earmarked for local vendors while everything else remains business as usual. It’s about taking the first steps towards truly transforming our economy so that it works for the many, not the few. Great graphical resources from The Next… Continue reading
We talk to Brett Scott the alternative financial activist about the opportunities and challenges of transforming the economy. Your work can be described as economic anthropology, an attempt to explore the historical origins and current approaches to economics. How cultural is our economic system? I come from an anthropology background and one of the main… Continue reading
Cross-posted from Shareable. Anna Bergren Miller: Here’s the problem: As home prices soar, cities around the world face a crisis of affordability. In London, U.K., the situation is especially acute: According to a 2016 Lloyds Bank study, the ratio of average home sales price compared to average earnings is 10-to-6. Without the means to meet… Continue reading