In this instalment of the YouTube series Great Art Explained, the UK curator, gallerist and video essayist James Payne provides … More
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A “Love-Thy-Neighbour” Economy (LTN): a model for growth, flourishing, and enoughness
What if economics were grounded not in endless growth or class struggle, but in the simple command: “Love thy neighbour as thyself”? A “Love-Thy-Neighbour Economy” would place human dignity, solidarity, and stewardship at the centre of production and exchange. Rather than chasing GDP alone, it would measure success through health, education, meaningful work, and community trust—closer to Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness than to Wall Street’s indices. Growth might appear slower on paper, but the gains in resilience, fairness, and joy could be far greater. Thinkers from Aristotle to Amartya Sen, Marx to Martha Nussbaum, Gandhi to E.F. Schumacher, all in different ways gestured toward such a vision: economics as a means to human flourishing. It is not utopia; elements already exist in cooperatives, wellbeing budgets, and community care systems. What remains is the will to weave them together around love as our moral compass.
Who Listens? Who Understands?
Writers and artists come and goTalking of love, peace and justiceThe world carries on unmindfullyLost in its own obsessive concernsHardly … More
How Does Poetry Help?
The useless poem-product unmasks our dependency on commodity goods, on the commodification of our lives and ourselves, and momentarily blunts … More
Should Art be Censored?
Instead of censorship, some have opted for an alternative response to hate speech. We can challenge, refute or even undo … More
Does Art Change Us?
“We’re drawn to art for many reasons, but one particularly powerful reason is to experience the feeling that we’re engaging … More