Geoff Mulgan: Post-crash, investing in a better world

Words like local economy, community currency, hens, bees, and social entrepreneurs, mix well with words like financial crisis, the end of growth, profound crisis, and new paradigms. I am a great fan of TED talks and this one's references to ideas of returning to community-based values and lifestyles make heartening viewing for those of us who see big changes on the way and are willing to embrace the uncertainty.

I felt like applauding, and would have if I was watching in company, and not alone at my kitchen table, when he pointed out that...

Surely we should be giving the vast sums of stimulus money, not to the incumbent institutions whose failures and greed have taken us down this self-destructive path, but to the eco entrepreneurs, the creative and visionary servants of our society who are building solutions for and with the people at the grass roots - my embellished quote.

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