Economics and Technologies
Community-based alternatives for production, consumption, and exchange
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Community-based alternatives for production, consumption, and exchange
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This section features stories of initiatives that help to create an alternative to the dominant neo-liberal or state-dominated economy. These include: localisation of economic activity with democratic control, producer and consumer collectives, local currencies and trade, non-monetised exchage and the gift economy, ecologically sensitive products and processes, macro-economic concepts that respect ecological limits, and approaches to human well-being that go beyond growth, GDP and other narrow measures and indicators.
What we do not feature are superficial and false solutions, such as market and technological fixes for problems that are deeply social and political, or more generally, ‘green growth’ kind of approaches that only tinker around with the existing system.
ആനയുടെയും അന്ധരുടെയും കഥയ്ക്കപ്പുറം: കൂട്ടായ അർത്ഥരൂപീകരണത്തിലേക്ക് (In Malayalam)
ആനയുടെയും അന്ധരുടെയും കഥയുമായി വികൽപ് സംഗം പ്രക്രിയ എങ്ങനെ ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നുവെന്ന് വായിക്കാം.
Legends of Sher Dariya (The Lion River)
The existential challenge for all of us now is: How can we listen to the rivers again? How can we become the voice for Indus and other rivers that are being polluted, dammed, divided and diverted?
Ladakh violence: How government inaction on its promises on autonomy has fuelled frustration
The government needs to make clear what its intentions are – to grant Ladakh’s legitimate demands, or keep dragging its feet, risking further antagonising an already infuriated population?
Beyond the Elephant and the Blind Men: A Story of Collective Sense-Making
Vikalp Sangam answers the parable: we listen to each sector's truth to see the whole elephant of an equitable, just & sustainable future.
आर्थिक संगम में महिलाओं ने दिखाई राह (In Hindi)
यह संगम बताता है कि एक और वैकल्पिक अर्थव्यवस्था न केवल संभव है, बल्कि पहले से ही मौजूद है।
जनसाधारण के उभरते विकल्प और उसका सपना (In Hindi)
विकल्प संगम, एक राष्ट्रीय स्तर का मंच है, जिसमें पर्यावरण, सामाजिक, आर्थिक, सांस्कृतिक और स्वशासन संबंधी मुद्दों पर काम करने वाले स्थानीय समुदायों, सामाजिक आंदोलनों और कई गैर सरकारी संगठन जुड़े हैं।
Vikalp Sangam (विकल्प संगम): A Confluence of Alternatives: Film
It covers some of the events of the process – confluences, documentation, outreach, collaborations, artwork and more – and some key voices of people involved.
മൗലികമായ പരിവർത്തനങ്ങളിലേക്ക് (In Malayalam)
സുസ്ഥിരതക്കും നീതിക്കും തുല്യതക്കും വേണ്ടിയുള്ള വികൽപ് സംഗം പ്രക്രിയ ഒരു ദശാബ്ദം പിന്നിടുമ്പോൾ.
Autonomy and pluriversal energy futures in Ladakh, India
In Ladakh, two constrasting visions of energy transition collide. One is a technocratic vision that pushes for large-scale energy infrastructure in an ecologically sensitive region. Another is an indigenous-led, place-based transition that promotes pluriversal technologies, low-impact lifestyles and democratically managed systems by and for the Ladakhi people.