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| − | A Resource-Based Economy (RBE) can be defined as the [[w:Scientific Method|Scientific Method, or Methods of Science]], applied for human concern.
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| − | According to [[The Venus Project]], it is a "''holistic socio-economic system in which all goods and services are available without the use of money''".<ref name="tvp-rbe"/>
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| − | According to [[The Zeitgeist Movement]], it is "''is about taking a direct technical approach to social management as opposed to a Monetary or even Political one''".<ref name="tzm-mission">[http://www.thezeitgeistmovement.com/mission-statement The Zeitgeist Movment's Mission Statement]</ref>
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| − | == Definitions ==
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| − | === Definitions by Jacque Fresco ===
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| − | The concept was developed by [[Jacque Fresco]] and explained most extensively in his book ''The Best that Money Can't Buy''<ref name="tvp-the-best-book">{{cite book |title=The Best that Money Can't Buy: Beyond Politics, Poverty & War |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=JhzxAAAAMAAJ |accessdate=2009-03-26 |year=(2002) |publisher=Global Cyber-Visions |location=Venus, Fla. |isbn=0-9648806-7-9 |oclc=49931422}}</ref>, in which he describes various notions of a RBE{{Examples}} allowing the reader make interpretations of this idea, however the book lacks a clear definition for the term or the concept in a form that clearly delineates what a RBE is and what it is not.{{POV-statement}}
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| − | Despite the lack of a clear definition for what a RBE is, Fresco gives the following clues in a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIMy0QBSQWo presentation video]<ref name="tvp-rbe"/>:
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| − | * What a RBE is ''NOT''
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| − | ** ''It is entirely different than anything that has ever existed in the past'' [0:07-0:14]
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| − | ** It is not a [[w:Technocracy|technocracy]] [02:56-03:12]]
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| − | * Premises of a RBE
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| − | ** A principle of [[sustainability]] of the natural environment (''extravagance of the island'') [0:23-0:41]
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| − | ** Production based on the best [[technical advice]] to achieve sustainability [01:16-01:27]
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| − | ** Arriving at decisions using [[w:Scientific Method|technical methods]] as opposed to making decisions by consensus [01:27-01:41]
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| − | ** Decisions are made by people with technical competence instead of political or democratic means [02:00-02:16] ''(needs to expand on his mention of ''areas you wish to excel in'': how are these areas decided or arrived at?)''
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| − | ** In order to avoid conflicts around sharing resources, a RBE has to be global [03:37-04:02]
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| − | ** The needs of the people in a city must be met by the city itself using nearby resources (''systems operations'') [04:16-04:44]
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| − | ** Public access to information about current and future availability of goods and services [04:45-05:00] ''(needs to expand on the open nature of this information)''
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| − | ** Open access to goods and services as (opposed to ownership) [04:55-05:10]
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| − | ** Conservative use of energy (and resources?); availability to all people [05:11-05:36]
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| − | ** Use of automation instead of labour; freedom for all to pursuit personal interests without the need for work [05:42-06:14]
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| − | ** In a RBE there is no need for money [07:15-07:24]
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| − | ** All resources are declared the common heritage of all the world's people; bring all the separate nations together in one unified system [07:51-08:23]
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| − | == History ==
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| − | [[Jacque Fresco]] began using the term Resource-Based Economy, claiming also having originated it<ref name="tvp-rbe">[http://www.thevenusproject.com/en/the-venus-project/resource-based-economy Resource Based Economy page in The Venus Project's website]</ref>{{When}}, as a name for a socio-economic system he devised and developed as part of his research for [[The Venus Project]].
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| − | === Development of the concept ===
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| − | Jaque Fresco has mentioned in a number of opportunities{{When}} that his work is based on the work of a multitude of thinkers{{Who}}, including works by [[w:Buckminster Fuller|Buckminster Fuller]] from the [[http://www.bfi.org/ Buckminster Fuller Institute]]
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| − | Jacque Fresco communicated general ideas about his idea of a RBE{{Vague}} throughout many years{{When}}, expressing them to visitors showing up at his Research Centre in Venus, Florida, and on a number of interviews in shows like Larry King{{Examples}}.
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| − | Jacque Fresco, his idea of a Resource-Based Economy and the [[Circular City]] became more accessible to the public through a documentary film by the documentarist [[w:William Gazecki|William Gazecki]] in 2006<ref name="fbd">[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0870112/
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| − | Future by Design at IMDB] and [http://www.futurebydesignthemovie.com/ Official website of the documentary Future by Design]</ref>.
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| − | The concept was massively popularised through the films ''[[Zeitgeist: Addendum]]'' and ''[[Zeitgeist Moving Forward]]'' by [[The Zeitgeist Movement]] founder [[Peter Joseph]], in which the concept was explained in much greater detail. As a result of differences in Peter Joseph's [[w:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge#Situated_knowledge|situated knowledge]] differences with Fresco's, the films included elements that were not fully aligned with TVP's mentality and objectives, causing their movements to dissociate in April 2011.<ref name="tvp-tzm-breakup">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Venus_Project#Zeitgeist_movies TVP an TZM relationship in Wikipedia's Resource-Based Economy entry] and [http://tobtr.com/s/1802513 "TVP / TZM Split on V-Radio"]</ref>
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| − | As a result of the popularity of the concepts through the various agents that popularised the idea, many movements{{Who}} took elements and understandings of the orignal concept and created a variety of similar notions, mostly maintaining the original name Resource-Based Economy, or similar names like Resource-Based Economic Model (RBEM).<ref name="rbe-copyright">[http://www.thezeitgeistmovement.com/pages/faq#faq8 The Zeitgeist Movement website FAQs]</ref>
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| − | == Different idiosyncrasies about notions of ''Resource-Based Economy'' ==
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| − | There doesn't seem to be a concerted understanding or description of a Resource-Based Economy. It is the main objective of this Wiki to provide a space for such concerted description, even one that includes the various notions or understandings between or even within advocates of the general notions of a RBE.
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| − | Although, according to The Zeitgeist Movement's website, The Venus Project sought Copyright for the term "Resource-Based Economy" (and hence also its definition) in 2010<ref name="rbe-copyright"/> {{Verify credibility}}, at the time of this writing a search for the term in [http://cocatalog.loc.gov the US Copyright query database] renders no matches. Despite this, out of respect for the origins of the term, The Zeitgeist Movement prefers to refer to it as ''Resource-Based Economic Model'', or ''RBEM''.<ref name="rbe-copyright"/>
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| − | Given the [[The RBE10K Project]]'s involvement in the development of this website is quite significant as it uses it as its main resource for a knowledge-base, there may be biases in some of the understandings about a Resource-Based Economy. In order to alleviate the possibility of bias, it is very important that people from a variety of movements and projects participate actively of the compilation of relevant information about this central topic.
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| − | == Fundamental values ==
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| − | #[[Sustainability]]
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| − | #The Earth and all of its resources are considered the common heritage of all of the world's people
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| − | #Authority can be given, but only at the personal level, and never taken, imposed, or delegated
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| − | #An assumption of shared responsibility for having all the world's people's [[Human need|needs]] met
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| − | #Agreement that society as a whole is causal and responsible for any aberrant behaviour an any individual
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| − | #A preference for a supportive rather than punitive attitude towards those who manifest aberrant behaviours
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| − | #A preference for access rather than property
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| − | #A reliance on abundant resources only
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| − | #A reliance on automation for current processes that can be automated
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| − | == References ==
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| − | {{reflist}}
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