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nef's leading aim is to create a new economy that serves people and the planet. We want to begin to redefine "wealth" and "progress": to judge our systems and economies on how much they create the world we actually want, rather than how much money they generate. nef's centre for well-being was set up to promote the concept of well-being as legitimate and useful aim of policy and to provide people with the understanding and tools to redefine wealth in terms of well-being. Our people in public services, timebanks and participation and democracy projects aim to put people back at the centre of their services and communities and decision-making over what affects their lives.

well-being
what would policymaking and the economy look like if their main aim were to promote well-being?
people in public services
nef’s research into public services is based on the ideas of mutuality and ‘co-production’, in other words, putting people back into the heart of local services
timebanks
Time banks are mutual volunteering systems, encouraging those who are normally the subject of volunteering to get involved alongside doctors, teachers or community workers
participation and democracy
The local and national institutions of democracy are losing power. Citizens and politicians increasingly disengage from each other in what is becoming a vicious cycle
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