Happiness research shows that beyond meeting basic needs, more consumption does not lead to great...
Happiness research shows that beyond meeting basic needs, more consumption does not lead to greater well-being.
Helena-Norberg-Hodge
Localization is a process of economic and social restructuring based on the principle that our ec...
Localization is a process of economic and social restructuring based on the principle that our economies should serve our communities and our environment.
The global economy is like a machine that must grow or die, and growth means the destruction of t...
The global economy is like a machine that must grow or die, and growth means the destruction of the natural world.
The most radical thing we can do is to rebuild our local economies.
The most radical thing we can do is to rebuild our local economies.
Traditional cultures had achieved something we are desperately seeking: a balance between human n...
Traditional cultures had achieved something we are desperately seeking: a balance between human needs and natural limits.
We have been told that there is no alternative to the global economy, but communities around the ...
We have been told that there is no alternative to the global economy, but communities around the world are proving otherwise.
Profile: Helena Norberg-Hodge
Helena Norberg-Hodge is a Swedish author, filmmaker, and activist who promotes economic localization as an alternative to industrial globalization. Through Local Futures, the organization she …