This is a list of 100 individuals worldwide who “present a rich tapestry that points to globally prosperous and sustainable futures.” Others on the list include Herman Daly, Vandana Shiva and Helena Norberg-Hodge. You can read the entry about Richard here.…
Smart Taxes Submission to Irish Property Tax Expert Group
Smart Taxes made the submission to the special Expert Group set up to deliver a Property Tax for Ireland. It is by no means a done deal that we will get a Site Value Tax for Ireland, but it is looking more and more likely. Lets allow ourselves to hope that one lasting and transformative 'good thing' comes out of the financial and fiscal debacle.
A Better Life Index
Finding a way to measure how well we are doing in terms of economics and sustainability has been an ongoing theme is Feasta. The Better Life Index sponsored by the OECD allows you to enter your own priorities and view selected countries of the world, including Ireland, according to your criteria. Have a go at http://oecdbetterlifeindex.org/. …
Occupy World Street – a global roadmap for radical economic and political reform: Review
This book is a clearly thought out and well written analysis of the extremely grave state we are in and it offers some clear proposals about what could and should be done to change the system as a whole.
Liquidity Network 2011
While 2011 was a quiet year on the website, much discussion was happening behind the scenes as we thrashed out our thinking on how the Liquidity Network would work. We were also busy talking to potential test sites and that is leading to some real possibilities for 2012. The untimely death of Richard Douthwaite in […]
Invitation to join the Feasta Currency Group
The Currency Group is a primarily online Community of Practice for local currency advocates (and would-be advocates) to share experience and information around the development and implementation of local currencies - initially via a Facebook Group and a group email list.
