The Economy for the Common Good is an international movement dedicated to shifting the focus of economic activity away from the maximising of financial value and towards the maximisation of the common good. Started by Christian Felber in Austria in 2010, it offers a complete framework that businesses and other organisations can use to measure … Continued
The Cambridge Society for Economic Pluralism (CSEP) is run by a dedicated group of students united by the belief that progress in the discipline of economics will be driven by an increasingly interdisciplinary approach and a pluralist platform in the 21st century. CSEP aims to enrich the understanding of economic thought within the Cambridge community … Continued
The Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School (INET Oxford) is a multidisciplinary research institute dedicated to applying leading-edge thinking from the social and physical sciences to global economic challenges. The Institute includes over 60 affiliated scholars from disciplines that range from economics, to mathematics, computer science, physics, biology, ecology, geography, psychology, … Continued
The Revolutionise Tax & Welfare group was founded by economist Stephen Stretton and engineering entrepreneur Gordon Styles to take a fresh look at the UK tax and welfare system and the roles it plays in our society. The current system has many shortcomings that we believe can be addressed through bold but pragmatic redesign and … Continued
The School of Economic Science is a registered educational charity. It is a centre for spiritual and practical knowledge, that can help you lead a fuller, richer life. Our courses focus on philosophy you can use every day, and economics with justice at its heart – where philosophy meets real life.
Banking and financial services are a world-leading UK industry and are vital to our economy. However, almost a decade after the 2008 banking crash, businesses remain reticent to put their trust back into these institutions. The fallout from the liquidity crisis has exposed deeps cracks in our system that have had a catastrophic affect not … Continued
Hertie International Development Network, a network of young experts affiliated with the Hertie Foundation and the Hertie School of Governance, Berlin. This event is kindly supported through the Hertie Fellows & Friends initiative.
The Dreamcatcher Foundation is a non-profit development trust founded 3 decades ago in South Africa to spearhead socio-economic development of township communities in South Africa to alleviate poverty through self-employment. The main focus is the development of entrepreneurs and community development around the cor growth sectors of South Africa and the aim is to enable … Continued
We are ordinary local residents who want to make Kentish Town less dependent on fossil fuels, and a happier, greener and more neighbourly place to live. We need a transition to a world that uses less energy and resources, and we need to do it fairly. These are some of the skills and projects we … Continued
Our mission Jubilee Debt Campaign is part of a global movement demanding freedom from the slavery of unjust debts and a new financial system that puts people first. Our vision Inspired by the ancient concept of ‘jubilee’, we campaign for a world where debt is no longer used as a form of power by which … Continued
The ENLIGHTEN collaborative project is concerned with the legitimacy of European governance in dealing with what we call fast and slow-burning crises. Fast burning crises are readily identified – they are the political and economic shocks of recent years, which have provided direct challenges to European institutions and their governance modalities. Slow-burning crises are less … Continued
Tax Justice UK is an advocacy and campaigning organisation launched in 2017, whose objective is to create a better tax system to benefit everyone in the UK. We celebrate the role of tax in building a civilised and fair society, advocate for a fairer tax system, and campaign against tax avoidance by companies and individuals.
Critical Thinking is a non-hierarchical, apolitical, collaborative research and education project, started in 2012, that analyses the current political economy to identify fundamental flaws and potential levers for change. The project aims to understand the historical context of issues from different perspectives and explore their current and future impacts on social cohesion, inequality, individual liberty … Continued
We campaign for a money and banking system that enables a fair, sustainable and democratic economy.
Kensal & Kilburn Better 2017 is an experiment in getting a local community together, face-to-face, to learn more about and discuss some of the most important issues we face as a society. We are determined not just to complain. We are exploring how we can get a better 2017. We want to be ambitious, optimistic, … Continued