New Economics Foundation (NEF)

nef (the new economics foundation) is an independent think-and-do tank that inspires and demonstrates real economic well-being.

We aim to improve quality of life by promoting innovative solutions that challenge mainstream thinking on economic, environment and social issues. We work in partnership and put people and the planet first.

nef was founded in 1986 by the leaders of The Other Economic Summit (TOES) which forced issues such as international debt onto the agenda of the G7 and G8 summits.

It combines rigorous analysis and policy debate with practical solutions on the ground, often run and designed with the help of local people, creating new ways of measuring progress towards increased well-being and environmental sustainability.

nef works with all sections of society in the UK and internationally - civil society, government, individuals, businesses and academia - to create more understanding and strategies for change.

6 publications

• Where does money come from? A guide to the UK monetary and banking system. Second Edition.

  Josh Ryan Collins, Tony Greenham, Richard Andreas Werner, Andrew Jackson, November 2012

  NEF

• Eminent Corporations : the Rise and Fall of the Great British Corporation

  David Boyle, September 2010

  NEF

• A bit rich. Calculating the real value to society of different professions

  Dezember 2009

  NEF

• The triple crunch : joined up solutions to financial chaos, oil decline and climate change to transform the economy

  Collective, 2008

  NEF

• From the ashes of the crash : 20 first steps from new economics to rebuild a better economy

  Andrew Simms, 2008

  NEF

• Ecological Debt. The Health of the Planet and the Wealth of Nations

  Andrew Simms, Pluto Press, UK, Mai 2005

  NEF

A pedagogical tool

• No small change. Evaluating the success of your community currency project

  April 2014

  NEF

2 proposals

• The Great Transition: Navigating Social, Economic, Ecological Change in Turbulent Times

  Michael Lewis, Patrick Conaty, Oktober 2009

  CCCR, NEF, BALTA

  Español - français

• A well-being manifesto for a flourishing society

  A well-being manifesto from NEF (New Economics Foundation) which seeks to answer the question « what would politics look like if promoting people’s well-being was one of government’s main aims? »

  September 2004

  NEF

16 Analyses/working papers/articles

• Energising money: An introduction to energy currencies and accounting

  Josh Ryan Collins, Ludwig Schuster, Tony Greenham, 2012

  NEF

• Towards a Global Finance System at the Service of Sustainable Development

  Assessing the development impact of European and global financial reforms

  2011

  NEF, AITEC, Weed

• The (un)happy planet Index 2.0. Why good lives don’t have to cost the Earth

  NEF

• Zero carbon Britain 2030. A new energy Strategy: The second report of the Zero Carbon Britain project

  Juni 2010

  NEF

• 21 hours. Why a shorter working week can help us all to flourish in the 21st century

  Februar 2010

  NEF

  Español

• Growth isn’t possible. Why we need a new economic direction

  2010

  NEF

• Other worlds are possible. Human progress in an age of climate change

  This sixth report from the Working Group on Climate Change and Development argues that our chances of triumphing over climate change will rise dramatically if we recognise that there we need not one but many models of human development.

  November 2009

  NEF

• The Ecology of Finance. An alternative white paper on banking and financial sector reform. November 2009

  November 2009

  NEF

• Green Well Fair. Three economies for social justice

  Februar 2009

  NEF

• Seven principles for measuring what matters .A guide to effective public policy-making

  Januar 2009

  NEF

• The Great Transition. A tale of how it turned out right

  Stephen Spratt, Andrew Simms, Eva Neitzert, Josh Ryan Collins, 2009

  NEF

• Triple crunch Joined-up solutions to financial chaos, oil decline and climate change to transform the economy

  November 2008

  NEF

• From the ashes of the crash. 20 first steps from new economics to rebuild a better economy

  Oktober 2008

  NEF

• A Green New Deal Joined-up policies to solve the triple crunch of the credit crisis, climate change and high oil prices

  Juli 2008

  NEF

• Limits to property.The failure of restrictive property regimes in the modern world

  Andrew Simms, Jo Drury, Kim Trathen, September 2003

  NEF

• Finance for local development: New solutions for public-private action

  This handbook, one of the outcomes of a project “Getting the Framework Right: Public Support Strategies and Measures for Local and Micro-finance” shows good practice internationally in public support for local and micro-finance; and how to develop and implement policy instruments to give effective support to local and micro-finance in one’s own territory.

  2001

  INAISE, NEF