A collection of resources on the sharing economy
Article / 30th May 2014STWR has published various resources over recent months and years that outline how authentic forms of sharing relate to the political and economic challenges of the 21st century. Many of these blogs, articles or reports relate directly to the sharing economy, a selection of which are collated here according to four broad subheadings.
Uniting the people of the world
Article / 7th May 2014Uniting the people of goodwill throughout the world is our last remaining hope for social transformation on a planetary scale. A vast bulk of humanity has to come together on the basis of sharing, compassion and justice – which can and must be achieved with the greatest possible urgency.
Putting the ‘sharing’ back in to the sharing economy
Article / 24th April 2014A vibrant debate is beginning to question the meaning of sharing in relation to the big questions of our time. In a recent article printed in STIR magazine, STWR argues that this emerging economic concept should not be beholden to solely personal, consumer-oriented or commercialised forms of collaboration, and must ultimately be reflected in government policies on the national and international level.
「分かち合い」を分かち合いの経済へ戻す
Article / 24th April 2014活気に満ちた討論が、私たちの時代の大きな問題との関係から分かち合いの意味について問い始めています。STIR magazineに最近掲載されたアーティクルのなかでSTWRは、この出現する経済の概念が単なる個人的、消費者主導型または商業化された協力形態に恩義を受けるべきでなく、国内および国際レベルでの政府の政策に、最終的に反映されねばならないことの正当性を議論します。
Commercialisation: the antithesis of sharing
Article / 3rd April 2014The greatest danger in the world today is not commercialisation per se but our constant identification with its inner and outer manifestation, whereby human intelligence is led in the opposite direction from nature and spiritual evolution.