Schumacher Center for a new Economics (NEI)
The mission of the New Economics Institute is to build a New Economy that prioritizes the well-being of people and the planet.
The stakes are high. Climate change is accelerating. Inequality is at historic levels. The financial industry continues to teeter on the brink of collapse, threatening the global economy. And all the while, our political system has proven incapable of effecting the structural transformations necessary to — quite literally — save the planet. The time is now for a new approach, a New Economy.
The New Economics Institute has a long history of putting evolutionary ideas into practice. Today, our focus is on building a movement that will propel our nation to rapidly embrace the transition to a just and sustainable economy.
Our plan begins with the recognition that a tremendous number of people around the country understand that the system is broken, and that we must work to replace it with something different, something new. Many of thse people have already rolled up their sleeves and gotten to work in their local communities. Many others are just waiting for the opportunity. Our plan is to bring these people together with like-minded organizations and leaders to a build a movement to propel America toward a New Economy.
9 Videos
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Community Ownership of Land for an Equitable, Regenerative Future | Jean Willoughby, Agrarian Trust
January 2024
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Democratizing Monetary Issue: Tools for Resilience | Schumacher Conversations
September 2023
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Implementing Universal Basic Income: Meeting Needs Unconditionally | Schumacher Conversations
August 2023
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Localizing Production: Communities Supporting Industry
Part of the 2023 series Schumacher Conversations: Envisioning the Next 50 Years
March 2023
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Schumacher Conversations | Reimagining Economics for a Thriving World
January 2023
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Coming Home—E. F. Schumacher and the Reinvention of the Local Economy
Chris Bedford, 2003
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E F Schumacher speaks with Young People, March 1977
1977
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E.F. Schumacher speaks with Rev. Bobby Mills and others on ecology and economics - Panel 3/19/1977
1977
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E.F. Schumacher Discussing Appropriate Technology - Panel Discussion 3/19/1977
1977
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A pedagogical tool
One case study
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Stories from an Appalachian Community
Twentieth Annual E. F. Schumacher Lectures October 2000, Salisbury, Connecticut
Marie Cirillo, 2000
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6 Analyses/working papers/articles
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The Radical Roots of Community Supported Agriculture
essay by Jared Spears, Director of Communications Svhimacher Center for a new Economics
March 2022
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Economism and the Night Sky. Essay.
Richard Norgaard, 2010
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A New Economics for the Twenty-first Century
MPRA Paper No. 27907
Neva Goodwin, 2010
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February 2006 issue of Vermont Commons, USA.
Hazel Henderson, February 2006
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The Role of the Individual in Localizing Money Issue and Credit Creation
Twenty-Fifth Annual E. F. Schumacher Lectures October 2005, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA
Christopher Houghton Budd, 2006
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Local Currencies: Catalysts for Sustainable Regional Economies
Robert Swann, Susan Witt, 1995
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10 public contributions
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If You Don’t Like Capitalism or State Socialism, What Do You Want?
Thirty-First Annual E.F. Schumacher Lectures
Gar Alperovitz, November 2011
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Climate Change and the Politics of Interdependence
Twenty-ninth Annual E. F. Schumacher Lectures (Copyright © 2009 New Economics Institute and Benjamin R. Barber
Benjamin R. Barber, 2009
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Eat the Sky: The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork.
TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL E. F. SCHUMACHER LECTURES, October 2008
Anna Lappé, October 2008
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Sustainable South Bronx: A Model for Environmental Justice
Twenty-Seventh Annual E. F. Schumacher Lectures October 2007, Great Barrington, Massachusetts
Majora Carter, October 2007
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Twenty-Sixth Annual E. F. Schumacher Lectures October 2006, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA
Richard Heinberg, October 2006
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From Common Wealth to Common Property
February 2006 issue of Vermont Commons, USA.
Peter Barnes, 2006
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Salmon Economics (and other lessons)
Twenty-Third Annual E. F. Schumacher Lectures October 2003, Stockbridge, MA
Andrew Kimbrell, October 2003
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Democracy, Earth Rights, and the Next Economy
Twenty-First Annual E. F. Schumacher Lectures October 2002, Amherst, Massachusetts
Alanna Hartzok, October 2002
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Creating a Post-Corporate World.
Twentieth Annual E. F. Schumacher Lectures October 2000, Salisbury, Connecticut
David C. Korten, October 2000
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Moving Toward Community: From Global Dependence to Local Interdependence
Helena Norberg-Hodge, 1999
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3 articles
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Article of The Nation, June 13, 2011
Gar Alperovitz, June 2011
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Copyright © Hazel Henderson April 2009
Hazel Henderson, 2009
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A Direct Stake in Economic Life: Worker-Owned Firms
February 2006 issue of Vermont Commons, USA.
Gar Alperovitz, February 2006
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