I teach English in some Business Schools in Lille and I thought it would be a good idea to discover some other economic models. After all I have the sneaking suspicion that our current economic model is taking us down a road that leads to misery and destruction!
Here's Eisenstein's characteristics of a 'Sacred Economy':
It will restore the mentality of the gift to our vocations and economic life.
It will reverse the money-induced homogenization and depersonalization of society.
It will be an extension of the ecosystem, not a violation.
It will promote local economies and revive community
It will encourage initiative and reward entrepreneurship.
It will be consistent with zero growth, yet foster the continued development of our uniquely human gifts.
It will promote an equitable distribution of wealth.
It will promote a new materialism that treats the world as sacred.
It will be aligned with political egalitarianism and people power and will not induce more centralized control.
It will restore lost realms of natural, social, cultural, and spiritual capital.
And, most importantly (according to Eisenstein), it is something that we can start creating right now!
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