Topic: New economic paradigms
‘Temporary Basic Income’ could slow COVID surge, provide lifeline for world’s poorest
Report / 28th July 2020The immediate introduction of a Temporary Basic Income for the world’s poorest people could slow the current surge in COVID-19 and enable close to three billion people to stay at home, according to a new report from the United Nations Development Programme.
Towards footprint justice: A fair earth share is a human right
Article / 10th June 2020How can we stop the overshoot of our planet’s capacity and reach fair sharing at the same time? The Dutch Footprint Group present their proposal based on equal rights for all, written by Jan Juffermans for Resilience.org.
Spain rekindles a radical idea: a Europe-wide minimum income
News / 7th June 2020With Europe facing the greatest social challenge in its history since the second world war, ministers from Spain, Italy and Portugal are calling for a common EU approach to a minimum income.
The case for degrowth in a time of pandemic
Article / 23rd May 2020What is happening during this pandemic is not degrowth. Our real goal is to purposefully slow things down in order to live meaningfully through commoning, sharing and working less in more equal societies, write Giorgos Kallis, Susan Paulson, Giacomo D’Alisa and Federico Demaria.
Citizen action is central to the global response to COVID-19
Blog / 24th April 2020Now is the time for citizens to ensure that world leaders forcefully respond to the COVID-19 crisis in accordance with human rights, write Isabel Ortiz and Walden Bello.
COVID-19 thrives on inequality
Blog / 24th April 2020We need global action now. Only a mighty response by rich, powerful countries will stop the pandemic and prevent a global economic collapse, writes Chema Vera.
Could COVID-19 give rise to a greener global future?
Blog / 24th April 2020The coronavirus pandemic is a wake-up call to stop exceeding the planet’s limits, write Sandrine Dixson-Declève, Hans Joachim Schellnhuber and Kate Raworth.
The Great Pause
Blog / 12th April 2020The coronavirus has brought our economy to a standstill. But instead of rebuilding a broken system, we must explore how we can build back better, write Amanda Janoo and Gemma Bone Dodds for OpenDemocracy WellbeingEconomy.org.
New release of popular STWR book: Achieving a truly universal basic income
News / 1st April 2020In response to high demand, STWR have published an updated book version of our perspective on a universal basic income.
Reimagining democratic public ownership for the twenty-first century
Blog / 28th February 2020A new transatlantic project will explore how new models of public ownership can shape the emerging commanding heights of the economy. By Thomas Hanna and Mathew Lawrence.