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Stone Age Economics

August 22, 2022August 22, 2022 by Paul Mobbs

By examining the lives of ancient peoples, Stone Age Economics questions the Western paradigm of ‘economic progress’ because, in terms of the individual, things may not have improved so radically after all.

Categories Act: Inspiration, Act: Inspiration featured, Economy, Economy featured, Environment, Society Tags collective intelligence, rebuilding resilient societies, self-provisioning, the commons Leave a comment

Outside the Hive

August 10, 2020 by Chris Smaje

The collective intelligence of humanity is that of the social ape, not the hive insect. Maybe the life history that most fits us to thrive is creating our livelihoods as competent, generalist individuals working within small collectivities – families, bands, settlements.

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