The Great Transition
Tackling climate change and inequality together will help us all. Read more
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The Ecology of Finance
The financial system needs to start working like a productive ecosystem. It should be characterised by diversity and an ability to sustain specialised and adapted life in the face of external shocks. Instead of a monoculture of mega-banks deemed too big to fail and answerable only to the demands of private shareholders, an ecology of finance would involve a range of different financial institutions.
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Benefits that work
Unemployment benefits are not currently providing people with the opportunities they need to improve their lives. The benefits system does not fit well with the flexibility of today’s UK labour market, where many of the jobs involve part-time, temporary or irregular hours. This report argues that we need a new Community Allowance, which proposes to channel benefits spending into the creation of jobs to help communities and support people to move into work.
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The Great Transition
Creating a new kind of economy is crucial if we want to tackle climate change and avoid the mounting social problems associated with the rise of economic inequality. The Great Transition provides the first comprehensive blueprint for building an economy based on stability, sustainability and equality.
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The Consumption Explosion
Overconsumption, not overpopulation, is the real threat to the environment. Even the recession has had little impact on our burgeoning ecological debt.
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Backing the Future
The UK could save billions and avoid many social problems by shifting towards a preventative model of investment in children and young people.
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A guide to co-producing children's services
This guide outlines the benefits of a co-production approach to delivering children's services.
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A guide to measuring children’s well-being
This guide explains how we can accurately measure well-being in children and young people.
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A guide to commissioning children’s services for better outcomes
This guide illustrates how commissioning practices of public services must improve in order to make a difference to children and young people.
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Delivering the Post Bank
The first detailed proposals for delivering a Post Bank in the UK.
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The Happy Planet Index 2.0
The Happy Planet Index provides a new compass to set society on the path to real progress by measuring what truly matters to us - living a long and happy life - and what matters to the planet - our rate of resource consumption.