Beloved Economies is a book that looks at how to co-create alternative economies that work for all. It’s an American book but the ideas translate well here, as both areas could do with moving away from pure capitalism for fairer distribution of wealth, and a healthier happier way of working. Because it’s clear the the status quo only benefits the few.
Based on five years of data, this book offers seven practices for people who are part of teams (businesses, nonprofits, farms, after-school groups to build more purposeful economies that build trust, share power, seek meaningful difference and improve relationships. Big change does not require armies of economies nor even a degree, just the mission to show up each day, with a vision for a better tomorrow. ‘Work’ can work for us all, and build an economic future good for everyone.
Jess Rimington is an economy strategist who worked for 10 years in the non-profit sector and has served as a visiting scholar at Stanford University. As a fourth-generation small business person, she focuses on helping to inspire the imagination of others to step out of current systems to transform their mindset. She lives in the USA, where she and her husband steward a regenerative farm.
About the Author
Joanna Levitt Cea has worked in community-driven efforts to stop destructive investments harming local people and ecosystems, and has also been a visiting scholar at Stanford University. She lives in Hawaii.
