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    The new economics foundation is an independent think-and-do tank that inspires and demonstrates real economic well-being.

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Economy

Tackling the root causes of the financial crisis and ongoing recession.

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Publication // March 28, 2013

Stakeholder Banks

Identifying successful alternatives to commercial banks.

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Publication // December 12, 2012

Where Does Money Come From?

What is money? How is it created? How does it enter into circulation?

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Society

Moving towards a fairer, more equal society.

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Publication // November 30, 2012

Beyond Beveridge

The Beveridge Report was designed to deal with extreme social and economic conditions. Beveridge called it ‘a time for revolutions, not for patching’.1 Seven decades later, we face an entirely new set of problems. We might call them the ‘five giants’ of the post-Beveridge era. More

Publication // November 20, 2012

Well-being patterns uncovered

This will provide opportunities to:

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Environment

Delivering economic well-being within environmental limits.

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Publication // April 15, 2013

Sustainable fisheries make economic sense

A summary of nef fisheries research to date.

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Blog post // November 19, 2012

The natural solutions to our economic problems

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In the face of economic uncertainty, there is a well-known line that global governments repeat over and over again: the economy comes first. When there’s no money, so they claim, protecting the environment is a luxury we can’t afford.

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