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#The Earth and all of its resources are considered the common heritage of all of the world's people | #The Earth and all of its resources are considered the common heritage of all of the world's people | ||
#Authority can be given, but only at the personal level, and never taken, imposed, or delegated | #Authority can be given, but only at the personal level, and never taken, imposed, or delegated | ||
| − | #An assumption of shared responsibility for having all the world's people's needs met | + | #An assumption of shared responsibility for having all the world's people's [[Human need|needs]] met |
#Agreement that society as a whole is causal and responsible for any aberrant behaviour an any individual | #Agreement that society as a whole is causal and responsible for any aberrant behaviour an any individual | ||
#A preference for a supportive rather than punitive attitude towards those who manifest aberrant behaviours | #A preference for a supportive rather than punitive attitude towards those who manifest aberrant behaviours | ||
| + | #A preference for access rather than property | ||
| + | #A reliance on abundant resources only | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Revision as of 21:09, 14 September 2012
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In short...
A Resource-Based Economy (RBE) can be defined as the Scientific Method applied to human concern.
History
The term was coined by Jacque Fresco, creator of The Venus Project. A similar idea was also proposed by Buckminster Fuller.
Fundamental values
- Sustainability
- The Earth and all of its resources are considered the common heritage of all of the world's people
- Authority can be given, but only at the personal level, and never taken, imposed, or delegated
- An assumption of shared responsibility for having all the world's people's needs met
- Agreement that society as a whole is causal and responsible for any aberrant behaviour an any individual
- A preference for a supportive rather than punitive attitude towards those who manifest aberrant behaviours
- A preference for access rather than property
- A reliance on abundant resources only
- A reliance on automation for current processes that can be automated
