JES! Towards a Joint Effort Society - Paperback

by Caro Sicking Ma (Author), Frank Van Empel Phd (Author)

JES! On new thinking and acting, on economics for people, on fundamental human rights and how we can live the lives we choose for our selves in a joint effort society. This book shows how decisionmaking, behaviour and institutionalization / technology can contribute to a rising level of wellbeing for all people. It also describes how to create a new political engagement model, the joint effort society. The approach that leads towards a joint effort society is called ecolution. It involves a transition towards a higher ecological, economic, social and psychological level that takes the wellbeing of 7 billion people into account each time we act. The theory of ecolution offers a new conceptual framework, toolbox and method in the form of a dynamic matrix. It supports growing awareness and inspires to different thinking and acting.

Author Biography

Frank van Empel (1954, Tilburg, The Netherlands), economist and social scientist, worked as editor (economy and politics) for some of the main Dutch newspapers and weeklies, such as Haagse Post, Elsevier and NRC Handelsblad. He is Indie writer and entrepreneur since 1997 and published on economics, management, sustainable development and policy-making. He is the co-author of Allemaal Winnen, the Dutch forerunner of JES! Caro Sicking (1963, Tilburg, The Netherlands), linguist and art critic, has been working with irregular migrated women and children in the Netherlands from 1996. She is Indie writer since 2003, publishing on human rights, art, migration, politics and environment, as well as fiction. The novels Nin and Wat de Hel! are her most recent fiction books.