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Revision as of 11:27, 22 October 2012
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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.
Different idiosyncrasies about notions of Resource-Based Economy
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.
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[1][unreliable source?], at the time of this writing a search for the term in 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.[1]
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.
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
