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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, based on notions that he developed inspired in his own life experiences, the works by Buckminster Fuller from the [Buckminster Fuller Institute], and many other philosophers and scientists.
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
