Publications

The Ecology of Finance

An alternative white paper on banking and financial sector reform

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.

Benefits that work

The social value of the Community Allowance

Unemployment benefits are not currently providing people with the opportunities they need to improve their lives. The Community Allowance would channel benefits spending into the creation of jobs to help communities and support people to move into work.

The Great Transition

A tale of how it turned out right

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.

The Consumption Explosion

The third UK Interdependence Report

Overconsumption, not overpopulation, is the real threat to the environment. Even the recession has had little impact on our burgeoning ecological debt.

Backing the Future

Why investing in children is good for us all

The UK could save billions and avoid many social problems by shifting towards a preventative model of investment in children and young people.

A guide to co-producing children's services

Backing the Future: Practical Guide 1

This guide outlines the benefits of a co-production approach to delivering children's services.

A guide to measuring children’s well-being

Backing the Future: Practical Guide 2

This guide explains how we can accurately measure well-being in children and young people.

A guide to commissioning children’s services for better outcomes

Backing the Future: Practical Guide 3

This guide illustrates how commissioning practices of public services must improve in order to make a difference to children and young people.

Re-framing the great food debate

The case for sustainable food

This report argues that ideas around local food have played a key role in the ‘great food debate’ but that it is now apparent that the notion of ‘sustainable food’ has important advantages over local food for framing the next phase of the debate, which must include the association of food with well-being, social justice, stewardship and system resilience.

Delivering the Post Bank

Financial services for people, communities and small businesses at the Post Office

The first detailed proposals for delivering a Post Bank in the UK.

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