Inspired by the Capital Institute's Third Millennium Economy initiative, this collection highlights those voices - ecological economists, sociologist, finance professionals, environmentalists, community developers - advocating a restructuring of our economy to transition to a truly sustainable economic system.
Curated by mokiethecat
Excerpt from CommonWealth Club Speech by Raj Patel. He challenges exporting free market economics. Speech at Fora.tv. Patel holds a doctorate in Sociology from Cornell University and has worked at the World Bank, World Trade Organization, and the United Nations. He is a writer and activist concerned with land reform politics, development studies, and food sovereignty.(January 6, 2010). EarthSayer Raj Patel |

There is no one policy, no one recipe by Elinor Ostrom

Ecological Sustainability vs. the Growth Imperative

The Ten Principles Of Economics and What They Mean

Broadband, the Internet and Economic Development by John Davies

Re-thinking Progress: The Circular Economy

Criminality and Morality by Sharif Abdullah

Can A Green Business be a Profitable One by Gary Hirshberg

Sustainability: Looking Away by John Perkins

Redefine Profit and Reset the Economy by Prof Roger Steare

Fueling a Green Recovery by Richard Pollin

Raj Patel: The Value of Nothing

Can We Afford the Future by Dr. Frank Ackerman

Sustainability and Externalizing Costs by John Fullerton

The Paradigm Project by Greg Spencer

Prosperity Without Growth 1 of 2 by Tim Jackson

Can financial markets protect the environment by Adam Davis

How can financial markets help protect the environment?

Rethinking Our Economic System

Sustainability and Impact Investing by John Fullerton

Occupy Wall Street by Joseph Stiglitz

Toward a Truly Free Market by John Medaille

The Future of Globalization by Jeffrey Sachs

Rio+20 Summit - Sha Zukang

Introduction to the Future Prosperity Panel

Change or Be Changed by Lester Brown

Peak Oil and the Globe's Limitations by Richard Heinberg

Conscious Capitalism: Triple Bottom Line

New Economics Party in New Zealand by Deirdre Kent

Capitalism Hits the Fan - Richard Wolff

At the Intersection of Politics and Economics by Gar Alperovitz

A View of Occupy Wall Street by David Korten

Poverty and the Recovering Economy by Elizabeth Lynne

The Pricing Trap by Gerard O'Neill

How Corporations Became Persons by Thom Hartmann

GrowthBusters Hooked on Growth by Dave Gardner

Nature's Role in Economic Development by Sir Partha DasGupta

Pioneers of the new economy by Michael Shuman

Proving Sustainability Drives Commercial Success by Anthony Kleanthous

Sustainability, Innovation and Economic Recovery by Jean Brittingham

Are we in control of our own decisions? asks Dan Ariely

Grasslands and Carbon by John Fullerton

Economic Transformation Not Enough by Professor Will Steffen

What's the Purpose of Business? Not Shareholder Value by Gil Friend

The Environmental Imperative by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Part 1 of 2

Visualizing a Plenitude Economy by Juliet Schor

The Future of Economic Growth by Michael Spence

RIGHT RELATIONSHIP: Building a Whole Earth Economy by Peter Brown

What Is Value by Rory Sutherland

Just The Way It Is by Dr. Susan Krumdieck

What and How To Measure By Sir Mark Moody-Stuart

What is artificial material scarcity? by Marcin Jakubowski

Introduction to New World Bank President Dr. Jim Kim

A Sustainability Culture Pays Off by George Serafeim

The Failure Of Success by George Land

Grameen Bank: Humanizing the Face of Poverty by Shan Ali

Measuring What Matters by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Part 2 of 2

Top Ten Largest Military Budgets in 2011

Cultural Capitalism by Slovoj Zizek, philosopher

Sustainability and The Future of Capitalism by Jonathon Porritt

The Lost Decade of the Middle Class by Pew Research Center

Born to Buy by Juliet Schor

Radical Abundance: A Theology of Sustainability by David Korten

The New, New Deal by EcoTrust

The Unregulated Free Market by Mat Stein, Part 2 of 2

Give It Back! Oil and the Smart Citizen Dividend by Johnny West

We Are Laying Groundwork for "Next Great Revolution" by Gar Alperovitz

Davos Annual Meeting 2011 Economic Outlook

Canada's Social Finance Report

Measuring Carbon Data by David Metcalfe

The Economic Naturalist by Robert Frank

Entrepreneuring the Green Economy by Hunter Lovins

The Environment and Economy in Conflict by Dean Gus Speth

Sustainability and 3(e) TBL by Julia Anastasio

How do environmentalism and sustainabiliy differ?

Capable Citizens and Functioning Ecosystems by Joss Tantram

Changing Structural Context of our Economy by Jeffrey Hollender

The Economics of Happiness

Visions of a Sustainable World by Paul Raskin

Building A Caring Economy: Four Actions by Riane Eisler

Vision Across Boundries and Understanding Connections

Building A Caring Economy by Riane Eisler

Prosperity without Growth 2 of 2 by Tim Jackson

Green Economy and Sustainable Development

Alan AtKisson: Describing the History of GDP

What is Impact Investing? by Jed Emerson

Jobs in a Schrinking Economy by Peter Victor

The Challenges Ahead for a Sustainable Future by Robert Costanza

Enough is Enough by Ashol Khosla

The Right Thing To Do by William Rees

Sacred Ecomics by Charles Eisenstein

Scoring Green Prosperity by Hazel Henderson

Re-thinking the Future by Ellen MacArthur with Jon Snow
Challenges to Economic Prospects: Gordon Brown 2008

Who controls the world? by James B. Glattfelder

The Blue Economy by Gunter Pauli

Sustainability: Accounting Reform? by Larry O'Connor

Plan A, Because There is No Plan B - Mike Barry, Marks & Spencer

How Free Is the Free Market? - Raj Patel

The Green Collar Economy by Van Jones