A new economic model | the new economics foundation

A new economic model | the new economics foundation: "'Anyone who believes exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist' - Kenneth Boulding

There is nothing ‘natural’ about our current economic arrangements. They have been consciously designed to achieve a simple objective: growth. But growth is not making us happier, it is creating dysfunctional and unequal societies, and if it continues will make large parts of the planet unfit for human habitation.  

We need to do things differently, and soon..."

Norton's Comment: This is the MOST EXCITING discovery! I heard the Speaking in Maine program sponsored by the Hour Exchange Program for Portland, Maine June 03, 2011. Speaker was Stewart Wallace, "recovering economist" and a founder of the New Economics Foundation (UK). This is its 20th year in existence.
Some of the New Terminology:
Collaboration
Power enabled by the people
New Economic Metrics beyond the GDP: Wellness, Happiness
Local Food
Local Energy
Local Sustainability

THIS IS VERY POSITIVE NEWS. IT IS TIME FOR US TO BUILD A NEW FUTURE, A NEW ALTERNATIVE CURRENCY, A NEW WAY OF EDUCATING OUR KIDS FOR A BETTER FUTURE. FOR A BETTER BUSINESS MODEL.