In this issue:
The financial crisis may be over, but our economy is in dire need of a fresh paradigm if we’re to produce a society that enables everyone to flourish.
Gar Alperovitz argues that capitalist’s pendulum must swing from corporations to communities, whilst Mariana Mazzucato encourages the emergence of state-led innovation. Jeremy Rifkin extols the virtues of a near-zero marginal cost society and Anthony Painter argues deep systemic changes are required to fix our broken economic system. Other contributors include: Rowan Conway, Matthew Taylor, Steve Hilton, Jennifer Morgan, Chris Hewett, Jon Bright and Roger Taylor.
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The move towards a zero marginal cost society will transform our society for the better
A social capitalism
Our current financial system is failing. It’s time to overturn corporate capitalism and let community systems flourish in its place.
Lord John Bird, founder of The Big Issue, artist, novelist, raconteur and social entrepreneur, talks with RSA Chief Executive Andy Haldane about his journey from privation to peerage – and what it will take to end poverty once and for all.
Community banking is a microfinance model built on trust. In it, the community wins or loses together. It is gaining in popularity on the African continent as community banking goes digital.
How the RSA encouraged the development of the modern wine world across America, South Africa and Australia – and England.
