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A Bit Rich
Calculating the real value to society of different professions
This report calculates the value to society of a number of different jobs and advocates a fundamental rethink of how the value of work is recognised and rewarded.
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The Cuts Won't Work
The second report of the Green New Deal Group
This second report from the Green New Deal Group argues that the UK is currently missing a historic opportunity in the pre-budget report to tackle public debt, create thousands of new green jobs and kick-start the transformation to a low-carbon economy.
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Other Worlds are Possible
Human progress in an age of climate change
This report calls for new economic approaches to international development which are more in tune with the needs of people and the planet.
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Doorstep Robbery
Why the UK needs a fair lending law
The very poorest people in the UK are paying thousands of pounds to legal loans sharks who charge them over the odds for sommething that most of us can easily access at the bank: credit. This report calls for immediate Government action to curb high-cost predatory lending.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The New Economics
A Bigger Picture
An essential guide to understanding new economics for all those who care about making economics work for people and planet.
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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.
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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.
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