146 Names for a New Economy
A proliferation of ideation - a celebration of imagination
Compiled by Guy Dauncey, author of The Economics of Kindness: The End of Capitalism, the Birth of a New Ecological Civilization Palgrave/Macmillan, Spring 2026
This list illustrates the deep, persistent desire by so many people to create a new kind of economy, one in which values of kindness, cooperation, and caring for each other and for nature replace the selfish values of neoliberal capitalism - market domination, monopoly, tax evasion, oligarchic power, and careless disdain for nature and the climate.
If you are teaching, ask your students to consider the list, choose one they like, and form a group with two other people who like the same name. Each group of three takes time to prepare and then argues its case in front of the class. Then hold a vote to see which name is the most popular.
Name Origin
1. Abundance Economy Robin Wall Kimmerer
2. After Capitalism Dr. Andy Hines
3. Alternative Economies Steven Healy
4. Associative Economy Rudolf Steiner
5. Balanced Economy John Christensen et al
6. Barefoot Economy Manfred Max-Neef
7. Beautiful Economy Howard Collinge
8. Biophysical Economy Charles Hall
9. Bioregional Economy Joe Brewer
10. Blue Economy Gunther Pauli
11. Buddhist Economy Clair Brown, EF Schumacher
12. Buen vivir economy Eduardo Gudynas
13. Capitalism 3.0 Peter Barnes
14. Capitalism 4.0 Anatole Kaletsky
15. Caring Economy Rianne Eisler, Tania Singer
16. Care-Centered Economy David Bollier, Ina Praetorius
17. Circular Economy Ellen McArthur
18. Citizens’ Economy Open Democracy
19. Civic Economy Marvin Brown
20. Civil Economy Stefano Zamagni
21. Clean Economy Various
22. Collaborative Commons Economy Jeremy Rifkin
23. Common Good Capitalism Terry Mollner
24. Commons Economy David Bollier
25. Communalist Economy Murray Bookchin
26. Compassionate Capitalism Richard DeVos, Marc Benioff, Harald Eberle
27. Compassionate Sustainable Economy Muhammad Yunus
28. Conscious Capitalist Economy John Mackey
29. Cooperative Economy Various
30. Cooperative & Community-Based Economy Ana Maria Paredo, Michael Shuman
31. Cooperative Solidarity Commonwealth Economy Jessica Gordon Nembhard, Frank Lindenfeld, John Restakis
32. Degrowth Economy Giorgis Kallis, Jason Hickel
33. Democratic Capitalist Economy Robert Kuttner, Michael Novak, George Cooper
34. Democratic Confederalist Economy Abdullah Ocalan
35. Democratic Economy Marjorie Kelly and Ted Howard
36. Democratic Eco-Socialist Economy Hans Baer
37. Digital Distributive Economy Douglas Rushkoff
38. Dignitarian Post-Capitalist Economy Robert Hanna
39. Doughnut Economy Kate Raworth
40. Earth Economy Earth Economics
41. Earth for All Economy Club of Rome
42. Earthwise Economy Anneloes Smitsman
43. Eco-Economy Lester Brown
44. Ecofeminist Economy Vandana Shiva
45. Ecological Economy Many
46. Economy for All Independent Media Institute
47. Economy of Love Sekem, Egypt
48. Eco-Capitalist Economy Garret Hardin
49. EcoSocialist Economy Murray Bookchin
50. Economic Democracy David Schweickart
51. Economic Humanism Piero Formica
52. Economy of Francesco Pope Francis, Esther Duflo
53. Economy of Kindness Guy Dauncey
54. Economy for the Common Good Christian Felber
55. Economy that Works for Everyone Hillary Clinton
56. Eudaemonic Economy Eric Beinhocker
57. Ethical Economy Michael Bauwens
58. Fair Ecological Economy David Boyle
59. Feminine Economy Jennifer Armbrust
60. Feminist Economy Various
61. Fourth Industrial Revolution Klaus Schwab
62. Full Circle Economy Donnie Maclurcan and Jennifer Hinton
63. Gaian Economy Ross Jackson, Helena Norberg-Hodge, Jonathan Dawson
64. Gandhian Economy David Bollier
65. Generative Economy Marjorie Kelly
66. Green Cooperative Economy Guy Dauncey
67. Green Collar Economy Van Jones
68. Green Democratic Economy Keir Milburn
69. Green Socialist Economy Various
70. Happiness Economy Helena Norberg-Hodge, Klaus van Egmond, Mark Anielski
71. Happonomy Bruno Delepierre, Stef Kuypers
72. Holistic Economy Stephane Gebel de Gebhardt,
73. Hoodie Economy Jack Manning Bancroft
74. Human-Centered Economy Garry Jacobs, Nicholas Davis, Richard Samans, Joseph Featherall
75. Human Rights Economy Natalie Foster
76. Humanistic Economy John Komlos
77. Humanomics Tomas Sedlacek
78. Indigenous Economy Carol Anne Hilton
79. Integral Economy Peter Joseph
80. Inclusive Capitalist Economy Council for Inclusive Capitalism
81. Inclusive Economy Royal Society for the Arts, UK
82. Just Economy Nick Romeo
83. Joyful Economy James Gustav Speth
84. Kindness Economy Mary Portas
85. Libertarian Municipalist Economy Murray Bookchin
86. Libertarian Socialist Economy Noam Chomsky
87. Libido Economy Carlos Mallmann, Jesus Martin Gonzalez
88. Life Economy John Perkins
89. Local Living Economy Judy Wicks
90. Living Earth Economy David Korten
91. Localized Economy Helena Norberg-Hodge
92. Market Socialist Economy John Roemer, Thomas Weisskopf, Diane Elson
93. Mission Economy Mariana Mazzucato
94. Moral Economy Samuel Bowles, Margaret Levi
95. Natural Capitalist Economy Paul Hawken, Amory & Hunter Lovins
96. New Economy New Economy Coalition, New Economics Foundation
97. New Green Economy Tim Jackson, Peter Victor
98. Participatory Economy Robin Hahnel, Michael Albert
99. Participatory Socialism Thomas Picketty
100. Partnership Economy Paul Knowlton, Aaron Hedges
101. People’s Economy Boston Ujima, People’s Economy UK, Stephanie Keltner
102. People-Centered Economy David Korten
103. Permanent Economy E.F. Schumacher
104. Permaculture Economy Hendrith Vanlon Smith
105. Place-Based Economy Sean Markey, Greg Halseth
106. Plenitude Economy Juliet Schor
107. Pluralist Commonwealth Economy Gus Alperowitz
108. Post-Capitalist Economy Paul Mason
109. Progressive Capitalist Economy Joe Stiglitz
110. Purpose Economy Coro Strandberg, Adrian & Achim Hensen, Alexander Kühl, Armin Steuernage.
111. Radical Circular Economy Hans Stegeman
112. Radical Ecological Democratic Economy Pallav Das
113. Reconomy Transition Towns Network
114. Real World Economy Various
115. Regenerative Capitalist Economy John Fullerton, John Elkington
116. Regenerative Economy Daniel Christian Wahl, United Frontline Table
117. Relational Economy Jack Manning Bancroft
118. Resilient Economy Nick Williams, Mohamed Buheji, Ahmed Al-Nayeli
119. Restoration Economy Storm Cunningham
120. Restorative Economy Joshua Farley
121. Sharing Economy Various
122. Solidarity Economy Latin America
123. Social Capitalism Andy Haldane, Mark Setterfield
124. Social Democratic Economy Zohran Mamdani, Bernie Sanders
125. Social Economy Quebec, Ash Amin, Nancy Namteam, South Korea
126. Socialist Economy Jacobin + Many
127. Social Knowledge Economy Ecuador
128. Social Solidarity Economy RIPESS, International Labor Organization
129. Solar Economy Hazel Henderson
130. Solutions Economy Shaun Loney
131. Spaceship Earth Economy Kenneth Boulding
132. Stakeholder Capitalist Economy Klaus Schwab, World Economic Forum
133. Steady-State Economy Herman Daly, Tim Jackson, Brian Czeck, Rob Dietz, Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen
134. Sustainable Wellbeing Economy Robert Constanza
135. Sustainable Development Economy United Nations
136. Smart Prosperity Economy Smart Prosperity Institute
137. Symbiotic Economy Isabelle Dellanoy
138. Syntropic Economy Christine McDougall
139. System-Value Economy Bill Bane, Ralph Thurm
140. Transformation Economy Thoman Bouwman, Claudia Roth,
141. Values Economy Mark Carney
142. Value-Oriented Economy Klaas van Egmond
143. Wellbeing Economy Lorenzo Fioramonti, Mark Anielski, Wellbeing Economy Alliance
144. Whole Earth Economy Peter Brown, Geoffrey Garver
145. Whole Person Economy Evan Steiner
146. Women-Centered Economy Canadian Women’s Economic Council
Last edited February 12th, 2026