By Roar Bjonnes In the past few decades, we have witnessed four main crises within capitalist countries – finance and inequality crises, which are a…
by Shriraksha Mohan The Progressive Utilization Theory or Prout is an alternative, holistic socio-economic system to replace the failing capitalist model of economy. With an…
By Mark Friedman Inflation has been a cause for anxiety and real difficulty. Especially in low and middle-income households and among the elderly, people feel…
By Roar Bjonnes At 66, I am old enough to remember when the local economy was still thriving. I grew up in an extended family…
By Tim Shanks The use of economic sanctions as a weapon is an ancient practice. The first recorded instance was in 423 BC, when Athens…
By Roar Bjonnes When editor-in-chief of multinational business magazine Fortune, Alyson Shontell, asked in its June/July 2022 issue if it’s time for a maximum wage,…
A discussion on PR Sarkar’s Economic Theory in reference to present economic systems was held on the 3rd May, 2019 at the Indian Council of Social Sciences Research (ICSSR), Mumbai. Speaking on the subject were Dr. Dolly Sunny, Ac. Divyachetananda Avt. and Rajesh Singh.
The Porto chapter of PAN (People – Animals – Nature), an environmental oriented party in Portugal, invited the Prout Research Institute of Portugal to share Prout´s vision of society. The program, held on 5 April. was part of an ongoing series entitled ‘Atlas of Utopias.’
by R. Green Roar Bjonnes, co-author of the ground-breaking book Growing A New Economy visited Lisbon and Covilha, Portugal, to present his findings on practical and comprehensive solutions to today’s problems and to strengthen contacts with local community leaders and thinkers.
by Howard Nemon and Dada Maheshvarananda At a recent gathering of Spiritual Activists in Ojai, California, participants were challenged to bring Prout into the midst of public debate by creatively exploring how its principles could be applied to important current social, economic and political issues.
By Ravi Singh In December 2018, the Proutist Bloc of India staged a rally in the city of Nagpur. The protest highlighted the plight of poor people in the region and demanded that it be given statehood as a first step toward addressing the huge levels of debt and desperation impacting local farmers.
by K. Subramaniyan Around 40 social activists participated in a 2 day workshop organized jointly by the Yusuf Meherally Centre and Proutist Forum, which was held in Puri, Odisha in January, 2019. Presentations were inspired by the failings of the present economic model; Oxfam’s most recent report on inequality; and the Prout model of economic democracy and decentralization.
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Unlike many books that have been written about the 2007 financial crisis from an American perspective, this one takes the British angle through its story of the rise, collapse and bailout of the Royal Bank of Scotland. In his review, Tyler Shanks reveals why there is much more to the book than simply this narrative.
In this compelling book, the authors explore how the environmental crisis facing humanity cannot be fixed until we reconstruct our economic system. T Shanks writes a detailed review of the latest text on Prout for 21st century social thinkers.