Quakernomics

What you'll learn

Quaker values applied to economics
Economics from a viewpoint perhaps not considered before

Requirements

none

Description

Part 1: Quakers and economics

Why do Quakers want a new economy?

10 principles

A Quaker view of tax

Goodbye to economic man

Quaker values and economic valuations

Quakers and national income

Part 2: essays to make you consider

The nature of money

Corporations and business

Economic misinformation debunked

Free trade, free markets, and morality

Development, aid, and foreign debt

Macroeconomics and national accounts

Interest, discount rates, and uncertainty

Externalities and environmental concerns

Behavioral and neuro-economics

Part 3

Resources to make you think:

Good work in the new economy

This booklet examines employment and business structures to enhance human and non-human life.

Energy in the new economy

This booklet outlines how we can transition to a green and fair energy system.

Booklet 4 – Money, banks and finance in the new economy

This booklet explores how the banking system and money creation could be fairer.

Booklet 5 – The role of markets in the new economy

The booklet analyses how markets are framed within capitalist economies and how new economy markets differ.

Booklet 6 – Ownership in the new economy

The booklet reviews the political power of ownership and looks at examples of progressive and sustainable models for property stewardship.

Booklet 7 – Building the new economy

The final installment of the series sets out the resources, actions and ideas that are fundamental to our future economic wellbeing.

Quakers and economic justice

Part 4

Quakers and animals

Who this course is for:

Economics students who value new approaches to Economics
Philosophy students who wish to consider subjects outside their central area
All and everyone interested in the impact of Economics on Society - and vice versa