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The principles of the modern foundational economy and its role in
renewing citizenship and informing public policy are explored for
the first time in this instructive collection. Challenging
mainstream social and economic thinking, it shows how foundational
economy experiments at different scales can foster radical social
innovation through collective, rather than private, consumption. An
interdisciplinary group of respected European academics provide
case studies of initiatives and interventions around policy
cornerstones including housing, food supply and water and waste
management. They build a judicious evidence base of the growing
relevance of foundational economic thinking and its potential to
provide a new political and social outlook on civil society and
social justice.
The principles of the modern foundational economy and its role in
renewing citizenship and informing public policy are explored for
the first time in this instructive collection. Challenging
mainstream social and economic thinking, it shows how foundational
economy experiments at different scales can foster radical social
innovation through collective, rather than private, consumption. An
interdisciplinary group of respected European academics provide
case studies of initiatives and interventions around policy
cornerstones including housing, food supply and water and waste
management. They build a judicious evidence base of the growing
relevance of foundational economic thinking and its potential to
provide a new political and social outlook on civil society and
social justice.
In recent years, Alternative Food Networks (AFNs) have been a key
issue both in the scientific community and in public debates. This
is due to their profound implications for rural development, local
sustainability, and bio-economics. This edited collection discusses
what the main determinants of the participation of operators - both
consumers and producers - in AFNs are, what the conditions for
their sustainability are, what their social and environmental
effects are, and how they are distributed geographically. Further
discussions include the effect of AFNs in structuring the food
chain and how AFNs can be successfully scaled up. The authors
explicitly take an interdisciplinary approach to analyse AFNs from
different perspectives, using as an example the Italian region of
Piedmont, a particularly interesting case study due to the
diffusion of AFNs in the area, as well as due to the fact that it
was in this region that the 'Slow Food' movement originated.
In recent years, Alternative Food Networks (AFNs) have been a key
issue both in the scientific community and in public debates. This
is due to their profound implications for rural development, local
sustainability, and bio-economics. This edited collection discusses
what the main determinants of the participation of operators - both
consumers and producers - in AFNs are, what the conditions for
their sustainability are, what their social and environmental
effects are, and how they are distributed geographically. Further
discussions include the effect of AFNs in structuring the food
chain and how AFNs can be successfully scaled up. The authors
explicitly take an interdisciplinary approach to analyse AFNs from
different perspectives, using as an example the Italian region of
Piedmont, a particularly interesting case study due to the
diffusion of AFNs in the area, as well as due to the fact that it
was in this region that the 'Slow Food' movement originated.
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