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The briefing sets out the theoretical and practical components of today's global monetocracy and compares them with those through which Gaian democracies could acheive their very different aims. Throughout the text, the authors stress the systems framework on which they have based their proposals. They draw on examples such as the Mondragon co-operatives of Basque Spain, Via Internatinal, the Semco Corporation, the Athenian city state and the hundreds of participative budgets initiated by the Brazilian Workers' Party, to show how many principles of Gaian democracies have been successfully applied in the real world. The whole aim of this book is to set out a new theory of democracy through which we can tackle the tremendous political task of co-creating a just and sustainable future for the human family.

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An important step in linking Gaia Theory with civilisation -- James Lovelock No one will look at the political process in the same light again. This book is a great achievement. -- Richard Douthwaite

A remarkable work setting out a clear direction, and drawing a clear distinction between what is and what can be.

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Roy Madron spent fifteen years as a TV reporter and producer. In 1980, as a research fellow of Manchester Business School, he conducted a long-term study into the use of participation strategies for improving the performance of social or business systems. He has since built on that research in his own practice as a consultant in systems improvement and participatory planning. After practising as a barrister for thirty years, John Jopling has helped to establish numerous organisations seeking to contribute to a more just and healthy world. These include FIELD (Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development), Feasta (the Dublin-based foundation for the economics of sustainability) and the Sustainable London Trust. SLT is the lead organisation in the World Wide Democracy Network, founded by John Jopling and Roy Madron.

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