ECONOMICS FOR PEOPLE & THE PLANET
"Creating jobs and community self-reliance while sustaining the
environment."
- TOOLS
- Community Economics Exposition Guide -
How to organize a local community economics expo.
- Discussion Questions on Sustainability -
Questions for workshops, assignments and reflection.
- [ ]Resource Kit - The "How to Live in the
Real World" kit explores
alternatives to an economic system that is harming the environment and
putting people out of work. It features a workshop guide,
discussion questions, action guide, sustainability principles and success
stories from the Maritimes and Thailand. Available
from the NS Environment & Development Coalition for $12, 1657 Barrington
St. #133, Halifax, B3J 2A1.
- [ ]Manual - "Mobilizing Local Capital: A Community
Investment
Manual" by the Social Investment Organization focuses on self-employment
development initiatives. Available from the library of the Clean Nova
Scotia Foundation, 1675 Bedford Row, Halifax, TEL: (902) 420-3474.
- [ ]Resource Kit - "Sustainable Communities
Resource package" by the Ontario Round Table on the Environment and
Economy is available from the library of the Clean Nova
Scotia Foundation, 1675 Bedford Row, Halifax, TEL: (902) 420-3474.
- SUCCESS STORIES
- Cheticamp's Co-ops - In the Acadian community of
Cheticamp, Cape Breton, co-operatives have been the backbone of the
economy since 1917.
- "Maritime
Hours" Barter Currency Network - Visit the home site of the Regional
Atlantic Trading Note Association (RATNA) to learn more about this local
alternative currency.
- Miminegash Seaside Co-op - Women in PEI
create green jobs from local resources.
- Partnership Assistance for Rural Development,
Shelbourne Co., NS - Investing in People to create micro-enterprise.
- ARTICLES & OTHER INFO
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- Building a Green Nova Scotia - The N.S. Environmental Network's submission to the N.S. Round Table on Environment & Economy.
- [ ]BOOK - "Caring for the Earth: A Strategy for Sustainable
Living" by the World Conservation Union and the U.N. Environment
Programme, 1991. This global strategy details a development plan that
provides real improvements in the quality of human life while conserving the
diversity of the Earth. Available on loan for free from
the E&D Coalition, 1657 Barrington St. #133, Halifax, B3J 2A1. TEL: (902)
422-4276.
- Co-ops and the Environment - An issue
backgrounder.
- [ ]BOOK - "Counting for Nothing: What Men Value and What Women
Are Worth" by Marilyn Waring, 1988. This important book details how women
are excluded from national accounting and often overlooked in economics
altogether -- and why this affects us all. Available on loan for free from
the E&D Coalition, 1657 Barrington St. #133, Halifax, B3J 2A1. TEL: (902)
422-4276.
- Controlling
Global Currency Trading - The 'Tobin Tax' idea.
- Ecology
Action Centre - The EAC, Nova Scotia's largest environmental group,
offers a library, a listing of internet resources & newsgroups, and
'defining the issues' backgrounders.
- [ ]BOOK - "The Ecology of Commerce: A Declaration of
Sustainability" by Paul Hawken, 1993. A comprehensive overview of
ecological economics featuring workable
solutions to ensure business reflects the true environmental
costs of production. Available on loan for free from the E&D Coalition, 1657
Barrington St. #133, Halifax, B3J 2A1. TEL: (902) 422-4276.
- Economists Must Learn to Subtract!
- An article questioning the underlying assumptions of mainstream economics.
- Environmental News Network - A daily
news package, monthly feature, and eco-marketplace from the U.S., plus an
environmental navigator for the global internet.
- Fair Trade Databank
- Info, contacts and resources courtesy of Fair TradeMark Canada.
- [ ]BOOK - "Get a Life! A Green Cure
for Canada's
Economic Blues" by Wayne Roberts et al, 1994. Includes details on over 70
practical projects
such as bartering systems, community-supported agriculture and renewable
energy. Available on loan for free, or as purchase for $12 plus $2
shipping from NS Environment & Development Coalition, 1657 Barrington
St. #133, Halifax, B3J 2A1. TEL: (902) 422-4276.
- Let's Talk About Sustainability -
Background documents for the "Sustainability Project."
The overview includes a detailed look at the issues, and a checklist to
determine if an activity
is sustainable.
- Making Markets Work for the Sustainability
- A review of policy suggestions from "The Ecology of Commerce" by Paul
Hawken & "For the Common Good" By Herman E. Daly and John B. Cobb.
- The
Peoples Summit ('P-7') Communique
- [ ]VIDEO - "So Who Lives Here Anyway? Alternative Visions of
Sustainable Communities" by NS Environment & Development Coalition, 20
mins., 1993. A succinct explanation of how global economic restructuring
has threatened the livelihoods of fishers, farmers and foresters. Features examples of community-based
alternatives. Available on loan or purchase ($25) from Oxfam-DEVERIC,
2099 Gottingen St. #209, Halifax, B3K 3B2. TEL: (902) 425-7877.
- The
Sustainable TIMES - This on-line quarterly periodical includes
articles, opinions and success stories in these areas: Canada, Our World,
Sustainable Business, and Natural Living.
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