Economía solidaria: ruta alterna del envejecimiento activo
August 24, 2017 6:02
Por José Carlos García Ramírez para El Vigía
La cooperación, el trabajo digno, la educación crítica y las exigencias a ser tratados con justicia y equidad, son las mejores riquezas que se pueden resguardar de las personas mayores.
Sin tapujos en la boca, el fundador del cristianismo dijo alguna vez; "el injusto cosechará desdichas en su casa”, mientras que "el justo florecerá como la palmera” y en su comunidad (kehilá) acontecerá la "multiplicación de los panes y los peces”.
CategoríasGuatemala: Social debt and SDGs
August 23, 2017 9:46
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Guatemala faces a historic dilemma: if it does not leave the old patterns of ‘development’ based on the extraction of natural wealth, environmental predation and exploitation of cheap labour, and turn its gaze towards more creative and inclusive forms of production, democratize its democracy and make the distribution of wealth and political power more equitable, we will - soon - arrive at an ungovernable society, fueled by conflict. The SDGs require a huge country effort, with bold decisions, guided by their best men and women, where equity and social justice are the founding criteria.
Bulgaria implements the SDGs – from discussions to strategies and reforms
August 23, 2017 9:21
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Nearly 830,000 women in Bulgaria are at risk of poverty, of these 33 percent are older than 65 years; the comparable figures for men are 697,000 and 17 percent. More than half of Bulgarian pensioners live with monthly payments below poverty line. Bulgaria is also the EU member state in which children face the highest risk of poverty and social exclusion. Eurostat data for 2016 reveal that 43.7 percent of children live in low-income households whose earnings are based on seasonal or other types of precarious workers.
At the same time the country is the EU member state with the lowest GDP per capita in 2016, with limited expenditure on social protection and faces adverse demographic trends, as well as persistent labour market problems. Wages are catching up from a very low level and have been pushed by an increasing labour shortage. Bulgaria’s wage level is still the lowest among EU countries although it has been increasing with accelerated speed since EU accession in 2007.
Villette makerz, laboratoire collaboratif connecté
August 23, 2017 4:27
Espace de co-working, fablab, lieu de rencontres entre les pratiques et les publics, Villette Makerz est tout cela à la fois. Interview de l’un des co-fondateurs de ce tiers-lieu éclectique et connecté au cœur du parc de la Villette.
ADFIAP welcomes visit of BDBL
August 23, 2017 3:52
The ADFIAP Secretariat welcomed in its Manila headquarters a visiting delegation from Bhutan Development Bank Limited (BDBL) composed of its senior management team and took the opportunity to brief them on the Associations plans and programs. ADFIAP also invited Philippine member, RCBC Savings Bank (RSB), to make a presentation to the group on its “MyWallet” […]
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To Create a Real Sharing Economy, Think Replication — Not Just Scale
August 22, 2017 11:40When I began writing about the sharing economy in 2009, the eclectic array of struggling, communitarian-minded tech start-ups in San Francisco, California, were just one small part of a vast number of sharing innovations that made up what we at Sharea...
Presentación del documental ‘Nugant Cordes’ y del libro ‘Arraigar las instituciones’ en Valencia
August 22, 2017 8:06 CategoríasDesde CERAI, en colaboración con REAS País Valencià y la cooperativa Aragó Cinema, hemos preparado un evento el próximo martes 12 de septiembre en Valencia en torno a la agroecología.
Conférence CRESS Hauts-de-France « L’économie de proximité : une opportunité de développement pour nos territoires » – Lille
August 22, 2017 6:00Dans le cadre du "Salon Créer" les 11 & 12 septembre 2017, la la communauté Territoire réunie au sein de la CRESS Hauts-de-France organise cette conférence afin de mieux appréhender les contours de l'économie de proximité, de mettre en lumière des dynamiques exemplaires en la matière et d'identifier les clés de réussite à l'émergence d'une économie de proximité. Programme de la conférence : · Table ronde n°1 : Qu'est-ce que l'économie de proximité. Quels sont ses enjeux ? · Table ronde n°2 : Quelques (...) - Agenda
Cooperativas: memoria obrera y utilidad
August 22, 2017 4:47La cohesión vecinal, la identidad de un barrio, el compañerismo, la defensa de los derechos de los obreros y las ventajas sociales y económicas de la autogestión propiciaron el auge de las cooperativas en la Barcelona de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX, especialmente en la Barceloneta, el Poblenou, Gràcia y Sants, las zonas con mayor población proletaria décadas después del estallido de la revolución industrial.
Tras la recuperación de la centenaria la Lleialtat Santenca, ahora el Ayuntamiento de Barcelona está a punto de culminar la adquisición de la cooperativa Segle XX, ubicada en un inmueble de la calle de Ginebra, en el barrio marinero, que lleva años abandonado.
CategoríasPolicy Making in a Globalized World: Is Economic Growth the Appropriate Driver? An Example from Mesoamerica
August 21, 2017 21:00This think piece traces transnational influences in national-level economic policies and their impacts on one municipality in Mesoamerica. Policy influences that emphasize economic growth, and propose “modernization” and market-based solutions led by the private sector, are found to undermine resilience at both household and community levels, and pose threats to the sustainable livelihoods generated by the activities and practices historically engaged in by the population. The policy implications are relevant across the region in question, and far beyond.
