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What Schumpeter called the “Ricardian Vice” was a mode of reasoning in which the required conclusions are buried in the assumptions of an argument....
The Network of Institutions for Future Generations (NIFG)
The NIFG is an independent, non-formal network of institutions worldwide for the protection of the interests of future generations. The NIFG’s primary goal is...
Food for Thought/Lon Intinne, Friday May 17 2019
You can now sign up for our Food for Thought Collaborative event which will take place on Friday May 17th in the GMIT, Castlebar, Co. Mayo....
Green New Deals….yes….but what does that mean?
"The Green New Deal, if presented as a way of investing in energy techno-fixes, could be a misleading magic formula. If seen as a...
Brexit and complexity
Complexity is probably the chief problem of Brexit…
There’s a line in the song “Hotel California” by the Eagles that reminds me of the Brexit...
Giraffes: Art and the Wellbeing Economy
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The two faces of January: looking back, while thinking about the new
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Feasta Annual Report 2018
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The real lesson of the Energiewende is that the German economy uses too much...
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Water Commoning – Extending the public debate about water policy in Ireland
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