The Roots of Giving

Radical Economics Reviving the Gift Economy in a Consumer World

THE Gift economy is not yet the world that dominates our lives. Competitive advantage and over-consumption rule. We are seduced into believing that the violent consumer world we live in is “just the way things are,” or “it may not be the best possible, but it is the best of the alternatives.” But is this really the best out there? What if ours is not to ask first the question “is this realistic,” but with all humility and creativity to follow the Radical Economics of THE Gift?

This Web site is our attempt to suggest ways to live out the radical economics of  The Gift Radical Economics Reviving the Gift Economy in a Consumer World.

• Jubilee Trade
• Handmade Households
• Forgive Us Our Debts
• Creation Care
• Gift of Time

2011 Roots of Giving Fair Follow Up Survey

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~Center for Justice & Reconciliation