Articles

http://transitionculture.org/2009/01/22/the-200-artisan-skills-required-to-make-a-victorian-town-functional/

http://www.mantriaplace.com/EcoVillage/index.cfm

Introduction

Economy chapter of Walden by Henry David Thoreau

Short Circuit excerpt excellent book by Richard Douthwaite

Short Circuit full text full text of Irish economist Richard Douthwaite's book - one of the best books on creating dynamic local economies in a globalized world

Buddhist Economics by EF Schmacher

Case for Localization: History, Definitions, Issues of Scale, Critique

Why Localisation is Essential to Sustainability by Richard Douthwaite

EF Schumacher Quotes

EF Schumacher Biography

Sustainable Development: Definitions, Principles, Policies by Herman Daley

Ecological Footprinting

Anti-globalization movement

Jerry Mander, Anti-Globalism Interview w/ Scott London

Nature of Paradigm Shifts

Peasant Economies

The road to alto http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1132/is_v37/ai_4077077

Review of and excerpt from "The Generous Earth" by Phillip Oyler. It is an account of life in the Dordogne region of France in th 1930's and 1940's, when a peasant economy was the main form of economy in the region. http://professorlonniegamble.com/ArtisanFoodSlowFood/BookReport

Duncan Macmaster: Craft vs Machine, Artisinal vs Industrial

A Good Scythe by Wendell Berry - A classic and one of my favorite pieces

Duncan Macmaster on Handcraft in the Age of Machines: Duncan is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, a master craftsman, and Big Green Summer faculty. He loves showing people how to use traditional Japanese hand tools. See his work at http://www.templeworks.com. (Note from Big Green Summer founder Lonnie Gamble: My wife Valerie and I sleep on a bed that Duncan crafted using a traditional Japanese hand plane).

Downshifting/Voluntary Simplicity/ Homesteading movement

The Value of Voluntary Simplicity by Richard Gregg, 1936 Excerpt

Gregg coined the term "Voluntary Simplicity". He was a contemporary and friend of Scott Nearing. Gregg traveled to India in the 1920s to learn about the culture and to seek out Gandhi. It is interesting to see the exchange between Indian and American thinkers. Gandhi claims Thoreau, who was strongly influenced by Vedic knowledge, as a major influence. Richard Gregg, an American advocate of voluntary simplicity and non-violence, is then influenced by Gandhi. His publications include Gandhiji's Satyagraha or non-violent resistance, published in 1930, and The Power of Non-Violence, from 1934. His revision, The Power of Non-Violence (1960) included a foreword by MArtin Luther King. The book was republished in several other editions, including a Swedish translation in 1936 (as Den nya maktfaktorn: motstånd utan våld). Gregg was also author of other books, including The Compass of Civilization, and the essay The Value of Voluntary Simplicity (Wallingford, PA: Pendle Hill, 1936), a philosophical essay on the need and benefits of living more simply.

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Case Studies 1

Amish
Kerela - Little Cash, Lots of Riches See also Bill Mackibben
Burt's Bees Case Study

Amish economy in Jamesport, Missouri by Lonnie Gamble (orginally published in an 2005 Abundance CSA newsletter)

Forestry Coop at Earthaven Ecovillage

Samso, Denmark Danish island of 4200 that generates 4 times the energy that it uses. The community energy development model was used, creating wealth for the local population.

Mondragon Cooperatives 63 page report on the Mondragon Cooperatives by David Morris, founder of the Institute for Local Self Reliance.

Provisioning the local economy: Energy, Food, Water, Medical Care

Building the local economy: Building materials, Building design, Urban design

Ecovillages and Intentional Communities

A Utopian Vision for France Michael Bess
Ecotopia
Ecocities excerpt

Steady State Economics/Environmental Economics/ Ecological economics

Design for a Sustainable Economics by Robert Gilman

Grist Article on the work of Herman Daley

Economics in a Full World by Herman Daley

Steady State Economics by Herman Daly

Uneconomic Growth - Theory and Practice by Herman Daley

Sustaining Our Commonwealth of Nature and Knowledge by Herman Daley

Forms of Business/Nonprofit Organization

The Economic Development Industry: Development Organizations in Rural America

Currency

The Ecology of Money by Richard Douthwaite - Available for free here
JAK Bank Article about Swedish interest-free bank by Richard Douthwaite. JAK bank has 50,000 depositors, and doesn't charge interest on loans or pay interest on deposits. Download this and See how they do it. Richard Douthwaite is an Irish economist and author of the excellent book Short Circuit. Short Circuit tells how create local economies in a globalized world.

37 Ways to join the gift economy From Yes! magazine

Excerpt fron Reonventing Money by Thomas Grecko

Michael Pollen in Iowa City

http://www.grist.org/feature/2007/10/12/pollan/

Banking and Credit

Case Studies II

Ecovillages and Intentional Communities
UNI food project

Livelihood, work, and leisure

Public Policy

Creating Wealth and and Durable Future: Jefferson County

Made in America Amusing short story about a day in the life of a typical American

Money vs Wealth by David Korten

Profits of Place Orion Magazine story featuring Judy Wicks, founder of the White Dog Cafe and the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE)

Design for a Sustainable Economics by Robert Gilman (originally published in In Context magazine)

Maine Local Economy Study by David Morris's Institute for Local Self Reliance

People First - Justice in a Global Economy by Stan Thekaekara

New Village Journal - Community Scale Economics Issue

Economics and Thermodynamics

The Wisdom of Leopold Kohr by Ivan Illich

Energy and Equity by Ivan Illich