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In the wake of economic crisis on a global scale, more and more
people are reconsidering their role in the economy and wondering
what they can do to make it work better for humanity and the
planet. In this innovative book, J. K. Gibson-Graham, Jenny
Cameron, and Stephen Healy contribute complex understandings of
economics in practical terms: what can we do right now, in our own
communities, to make a difference? Full of exercises, thinking
tools, and inspiring examples from around the world, Take Back the
Economy shows how people can implement small-scale changes in their
own lives to create ethical economies. There is no manifesto here,
no one prescribed model; rather, readers are encouraged and taught
how to take back the economy in ways appropriate for their own
communities and context, using what they already have at hand. Take
Back the Economy dismantles the idea that the economy is separate
from us and best comprehended by experts. Instead, the authors
demonstrate that the economy is the outcome of the decisions and
efforts we make every day. The economy is thus reframed as a space
of ethical action-something we can shape and alter according to
what is best for the well-being of people and the planet. The book
explores what people are already doing to build ethical economies,
presenting these deeds as mutual concerns: What is necessary for
survival, and what do we do with the surplus produced beyond what
will fulfill basic needs? What do we consume, and how do we
preserve and replenish the commons-those resources that can be
shared to maintain all? And finally, how can we invest in a future
worth living in? Suitable for activists and students alike, Take
Back the Economy will be of interest to anyone seeking a more just,
sustainable, and equitable world.
As economic crises, growing inequality and climate change prompt a
global debate on the meaning and trajectory of development,
increasing attention is focusing on 'social and solidarity economy'
as a distinctive approach to sustainable and rights-based
development. While we are beginning to understand what social and
solidarity economy is, what it promises and how it differs from
'business as usual', we know far less about whether it can really
move beyond its fringe status in many countries and regions. Under
what conditions can social and solidarity economy scale up and
scale out - that is, expand in terms of the growth of social and
solidarity economy organizations and enterprises, or spread
horizontally within given territories? Bringing together leading
researchers, blending theoretical and empirical analysis, and
drawing on experiences and case studies from multiple countries and
regions, this volume addresses these questions. In so doing, it
aims to inform a broad constituency of development actors,
including scholars, practitioners, activists and policy makers.
As economic crises, growing inequality and climate change prompt a
global debate on the meaning and trajectory of development,
increasing attention is focusing on 'social and solidarity economy'
as a distinctive approach to sustainable and rights-based
development. While we are beginning to understand what social and
solidarity economy is, what it promises and how it differs from
'business as usual', we know far less about whether it can really
move beyond its fringe status in many countries and regions. Under
what conditions can social and solidarity economy scale up and
scale out - that is, expand in terms of the growth of social and
solidarity economy organizations and enterprises, or spread
horizontally within given territories? Bringing together leading
researchers, blending theoretical and empirical analysis, and
drawing on experiences and case studies from multiple countries and
regions, this volume addresses these questions. In so doing, it
aims to inform a broad constituency of development actors,
including scholars, practitioners, activists and policy makers.
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