I love the foundation's ideas and publications. One of their latest is entitled 21 Hours. They suggest that a twenty one hour work week become the new norm for three reasons. Firstly, a shorter work week would eliminate unemployment and ensure that unpaid labour is distributed equitably between the sexes. Working less may help break the "habit of living to work, working to earn, and earning to consume." Less consumption equals fewer ill effects on the ecosystems that sustain humanity. Thirdly, less consumption and fewer paid hours may lead to a more resilient sustainable economy.
Sounds completely un-doable, doesn't it? However, the nef lists examples of short work weeks in their paper and proves it can and has been done. They point out that working less would give all of us more time to be active citizens, among other benefits. Part of a velvet climate revolution, don't you think?
Their paper is well worth time spent to read it - just click on the link to their site on my blogroll.
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