Killing Two Birds With One Stone: Creative Programs To Reduce Food Waste
Have you ever longed for the fruits hanging on your neighbor's trees? This article takes you to look into the possible solution to...
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The Nicholas Effect
By Dina Biscotti and Nicole Biggart In 1994, a seven-year-old boy from California, Nicholas Green, was vacationing in Italy with his...
Kelsey Meagher
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The Joint Venture Between American Airlines And Japan Airlines
In April 2011, American Airlines and Japan Airlines announced the launch of a trans-Pacific alliance. This partnership allows airlines to...
Kelsey Meagher
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Tupperware Parties For Solar Panels?
Even though environmentalists have been advocating for solar power for decades, very few people have installed solar panels on their...
Kelsey Meagher
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Robert Mondavi And The Rise Of Napa Valley
Robert Mondavi is best remembered for transforming California winemaking into an internationally competitive industry. His strategy for...
Kelsey Meagher
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Overcoming The Tragedy Of The Commons
The “tragedy of the commons” is one of the most influential ideas in the modern-day environmental movement. Coined by ecologist Garrett...
Kelsey Meagher
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The Sustainability Consortium: A Corporate Effort To Green Supply Chains
Walmart has a mixed record on sustainability, and in recent years the company has gone to great lengths to “green” their image. One of...
Kelsey Meagher
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Assessing The Impact Of Foreign Aid
Why are poor countries stuck in poverty despite the larget amount of foreign aids? This article analyzes the reason behind the persistent...
Kelsey Meagher
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Associative Systems in U.S. Agriculture: A Necessary Evil?
Got Milk? Beef -- It’s What’s for Dinner. Cotton -- The Fabric of Our Lives. These familiar slogans arose from peculiar advertising...
Kelsey Meagher
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Book Review: Our Common Wealth By Jonathan Rowe
Jonathan Rowe’s book Our Common Wealth, released earlier this year, provides an excellent overview and defense of “the commons” -- the...
Kelsey Meagher
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New Financial Tools For A Social Return On Investment
How do government maximize the efficiency on their funding to social programs? The Systems of Exchange model can explain. “Social impact...
Kelsey Meagher
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Using Peer Pressure To Save Money
Want to save more money? Consider partnering up with a couple of friends. Here is a successful example in Harlem, New York. Susu members...
Kelsey Meagher
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Time Banks: An Economy Of Volunteering
Do you know that volunteering can be exchanged too? The TimeBank system helps to explain the give and return logic behind community...
Kelsey Meagher
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Water Policy Part IV: Communal Approaches To Water Management
This is Part 4 of a four-part series on water policy. Click here to see Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.* In previous posts, I’ve discussed...
Nicole Biggart
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Democrats Build Election Support by Targeting Bank Overdraft Fees?
By Nicole Woolsey Biggart and Dina Biscotti In campaign years candidates highlight issues likely to engage broad voter concern. A...
Nicole Biggart
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Is Energy Just A Commodity? Let's Ask The Systems Of Exchange Typology
How are electricity prices shifting with changes in demand and supply? Energy economists are very good at seeing electricity and other...
Kelsey Meagher
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Thomas Piketty's 'Capital' And Inequality
Economic growth and inequality - their correlation may be far more complicated than you think. In this article, we will interpret this...
Kelsey Meagher
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Economic Worlds Of Work
How labor is constructed? This academic review will lead you to take a look at the connections between economies and work settings. Image...
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