Bread Labour
Bread Labour is an old idea in need of renewal in the 21st century. If practiced, it will help redress the destructive avarice, affluence …
Economics
The waste of life
We at Econation abhor any form of waste, this is especially true when it comes to the waste of life. There is waste you …
Gandhi’s economics
Gandhi’s economics was based on three key principles – simple living, small-scale production and wealth distribution. Although he is admired in many quarters for …
econation.one
If you are a regular to Econation you will notice that we are now econation.one* Econation has always been about Oneness – One planet, …
Problem shifting
Problem shifting, in essence, is fixing one problem but thereby creating another. For instance, moving from combustion engine cars to electric cars is seen …
Net Wealth
In 1860 John Ruskin coined the term ‘illth’ in his book, Unto This Last. Illth is the dark underside of Wealth. Ruskin, like others …
Tiny Houses
There are many alternatives to the standard ways of building houses. One solution that has become increasingly common are tiny houses. There is no …
Housing affordability – land cost
We have looked at housing affordability in terms of building costs. However, whereas building costs have increased slowly but surely over the years, land …
Ivan Illich and conviviality
Conviviality is a term used by the social critic, Ivan Illich (1926 – 2002) to describe what is essentially the opposite of industrialism. Illich …
Competitiveness
“The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation.”– Bertrand Russell We have discussed envy, greed and ritual display as drivers of over-consumption, another …