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involvemoni ”Advisou" are shuneierrn, and ii rhey do
nor leave a eorps oi well-rniorined people, are oi
ephemeral elieer; eyen suen a basis reehnology as e
wares rap needs a underpaid)“ rapable ol desealing
years and reseaiing valves, or replacing washers over
lhe long leirn
in earasinrolies, only resi enls are eyesore aver ihs
shun lerin; il is ihey who need, and sen eiieerively use,
reliel housing and supplies, cueside aid is lar less
eileeiire erespr in lhe inalier oi supply 0! regiiesreil
mall-v5, in areas ol lndia where droughl was olrsel by
sloraige ol hardy erops sueh as eagi la sorghum), lhe
innoduenon oi enorir wheel varieties has inearil rhal
ragi is oileri unavailable lor srorage Euealypl
monocullure lor rayon iibie llexelesl has oblileraled
inany ragi lields, and in larai rriis may add up in a
deterred eaiaslrophe. Aidelirianeed deep wells and
pumps in lhe sarne region have enabled large llyesloelr
herds and issoieanriual eruppingar rheeeisl on rapidly
tailing wales rable, 5o ~lmproveosenrs~ in shomerm
iinanees l In laage landownersor lndusnlaliala) add up
lei a grealiy Impvvzl'isud populaiion and envuonmenr,
in shoes, deseflific-hcm due no "Impmvzmnnts"
mg a manumnses
Whal is a loini enierpnsei [I is a murual agroemeni,
wn|h¢n and legal. lhar lwo groups, one lluid world
lTWl and one wesrern world lwm worlr oul lor a
mulual erlusalenlerpiase. Aeeouniing i
. rinaririai Mosl nllhe sash is hvnl she ww group ro
esiablish a small inanulaelurlng lnduslry lseed
pmducnon, mil, publishing. inodesr leennologieall.
The TW group supplies mainly slrills and labour
equivalents based on inrei average incomes loinlly,
costs are aseounled up so piodurl sale level, lhen ner
piollls are eauahly spiil lprelil minus eesls and
agreed-on eash reserves [or iulure malerials and
exprnsionl
- Elhul' The piodues rs flfe—enhulzulg and benerris
people and lhe global eeology.
- sireiai. The produes does nor ioipnrerish a loeel
mm, or beiieiil an already rich group, The sooal
(M are eonsislenlly assessed and aeeolinled
Now: All lei-iris ol arnsunang are messed annually,
and she resuils oieuialed lo all inrreisns or (o—ownels,
ll is probable lhar (M w group sees up sales, ads,
inveslnsenl in she lirsr plaee and ads lor rhe enrerprise
in rhmrmmry, rhus generenrig rapilal. new group
sdia lmfly arid Supplié mainly labour and slum. bul
also beeches slsills lo lhe ww people, Both grouse sec
aside lo—l59r or nell prolil as reseaieh and develop
rneni iunds, or hand socially needed healrn and eduea.
lson rude is always iecipioeai
The Img4tnn aini is ro
. Sarisly needsolboeligruupsrn a speeineaiea,
. 5a up reopioeal benelieial erade and oayel.
- leash orhers how lo do sliis
. See ilial boih ends oi ehe arrangemenl have rheir
essenlial needs supplied.
558
. Reduee lhe need lot nade goods, and inerease lhe
iniorrnalion flow
The main aim is lo inalre inends wish eaeh olhee, lo
drew eloser logelher soeially This is me primary
wrilieii rule ~To boeonie lriends ior inuiual enruh-
mm”.
For example, a deylend group in lhe ww sends a
conyener lo a hosl group in lhe dryland TW, and
W Inc-l needs, bolh ways. A rnulual decision rs
reaehed on an enlei-prise, eg seed growing sail grow
and ershange seed, sel up e single seed earalogue and
packaging system, agree lo splii proiirs, inake
ai-inngemenls ior reopnreal nayel, and devise ways lo
be eioserii-ieniis
A HNAL LIMITTO DEVELOPMENT,
Few eeonornse syslenss, ineludiiig rhose nil-lined in line
session, yvr ihoirghr to mm: uliunale end, Even ll we
do arhieye rhe goals oi global (nmmumly
sell-managemenl, we are as mueh in danger or
desooying lhe world by produeirig goods endlessly in
Mondragon eooper es, eominunisl, or eapilallsl
iaelones, us as Indlvidulb, There aie eenaln rules has
eanh rare when he beyond lhe eeonornie realm l
beliere we should always iend lowards inininusing lhe
spread oi people and lherr worhs on lhe laee oi rhe
land
When we replace agi-iorlrure wilh gaideiis. rhen we
should close down, as a prioriry. lhe inosl dislanr or
inosl damaging agrieuilueei We can rerain as land
slewards lhe yery iew breadseale graeiers and
managers who now use visl Inns oi land or who crop
huge monoeulrurai arieages, belrer siill, we ran make
ionsleis at our Tanners, Some or lhein are already on
lhis palh.
i/ we dose down lanes and weslepioduel iaelories
we need lo yearly enlarge true wilderness (or rr is lhe
uldoiale giaeerogive room on eenh or all living rhings,
and she ulrloiaie in inodesiy lo regard ourselves as
srewaids, um gods
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REFERENCES AND RESOURCES
Kennedy, Marga-ii, m7 Toiiami an Feuiogirei Economy.
Money, land. and Tar Reforms cluslerweg 45, W4,
sreyerbeig, Wesl Germany,
Mu Neel, Manned, From llie oillside looking in,
experienees ni lawman eeininriiies, Dag Hammarskiold
Foundaeon. Sweden, we:
Manna, Tee-y loaz, Msridniyiiri coineulmsinid
Duslaship mu design or a nunrlumlll eduealion
proeess lo esrablrah a eoinniunliy derelapinenl
progiam based on Maharma Ghandlu's lheory oi
misreesiup and lhe Mondragon eooperarives), Doeloral