This 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.
Compiled by Guy Dauncey, author of The Economics of Kindness: a New Ecological Civilization Palgrave/Macmillan, 2026
Name Origin
- Abundance Economy Robin Wall Kimmerer
- After Capitalism Andy Hines
- Alternative Economies Steven Healy
- Associative Economy Rudolf Steiner
- Balanced Economy John Christensen et al
- Barefoot Economy Manfred Max-Neef
- Beautiful Economy Howard Collinge
- Biophysical Economy Charles Hall
- Bioregional Economy Joe Brewer
- Blue Economy Gunther Pauli
- Buddhist Economy Clair Brown, EF Schumacher
- Buen vivir economy Eduardo Gudynas
- Capitalism 3.0 Peter Barnes
- Capitalism 4.0 Anatole Kaletsky
- Caring Economy Rianne Eisler, Tania Singer
- Care-Centered Economy David Bollier, Ina Praetorius
- Circular Economy Ellen McArthur
- Citizens’ Economy Open Democracy
- Civic Economy Marvin Brown
- Civil Economy Stefano Zamagni
- Clean Economy Various
- Collaborative Commons Economy Jeremy Rifkin
- Common Good Capitalism Terry Mollner
- Commons Economy David Bollier
- Communalist Economy Murray Bookchin
- Compassionate Capitalism Richard DeVos, Marc Benioff, Harald Eberle
- Compassionate Sustainable Economy Muhammad Yunus
- Conscious Capitalist Economy John Mackey
- Cooperative Economy Various
- Cooperative & Community-Based Economy Ana Maria Paredo, Michael Shuman
- Cooperative Solidarity Commonwealth Economy Jessica Gordon Nembhard, Frank Lindenfeld, John Restakis
- Degrowth Economy Giorgis Kallis, Jason Hickel
- Democratic Capitalist Economy Robert Kuttner, Michael Novak, George Cooper
- Democratic Confederalist Economy Abdullah Ocalan
- Democratic Economy Marjorie Kelly and Ted Howard
- Democratic Eco-Socialist Economy Hans Baer
- Digital Distributive Economy Douglas Rushkoff
- Dignitarian Post-Capitalist Economy Robert Hanna
- Doughnut Economy Kate Raworth
- Earth Economy Earth Economics
- Earth for All Economy Club of Rome
- Earthwise Economy Anneloes Smitsman
- Eco-Economy Lester Brown
- Ecofeminist Economy Vandana Shiva
- Ecological Economy Many
- Economy for All Independent Media Institute
- Economy of Hope Richard Murphy
- Economy of Love Sekem, Egypt
- Eco-Capitalist Economy Garret Hardin
- EcoSocialist Economy Murray Bookchin
- Economic Democracy David Schweickart
- Economic Humanism Piero Formica
- Economy of Francesco Pope Francis, Esther Duflo
- Economy of Kindness Guy Dauncey
- Economy for the Common Good Christian Felber
- Economy that Works for Everyone Hillary Clinton
- Eudaemonic Economy Eric Beinhocker
- Ethical Economy Michael Bauwens
- Fair Ecological Economy David Boyle
- Feminine Economy Jennifer Armbrust
- Feminist Economy Various
- Fourth Industrial Revolution Klaus Schwab
- Full Circle Economy Donnie Maclurcan and Jennifer Hinton
- Gaian Economy Ross Jackson, Helena Norberg-Hodge, Jonathan Dawson
- Gandhian Economy David Bollier
- Generative Economy Marjorie Kelly
- Green Cooperative Economy Guy Dauncey
- Green Collar Economy Van Jones
- Green Democratic Economy Keir Milburn
- Green Socialist Economy Various
- Happiness Economy Helena Norberg-Hodge, Klaus van Egmond, Mark Anielski
- Happonomy Bruno Delepierre, Stef Kuypers
- Holistic Economy Stephane Gebel de Gebhardt,
- Hoodie Economy Jack Manning Bancroft
- Human-Centered Economy Garry Jacobs, Nicholas Davis, Richard Samans, Joseph Featherall
- Human Rights Economy Natalie Foster
- Humanistic Economy John Komlos
- Humanistic Socialism Clara Matthei
- Humanomics Tomas Sedlacek
- Indigenous Economy Carol Anne Hilton
- Integral Economy Peter Joseph
- Inclusive Capitalist Economy Council for Inclusive Capitalism
- Inclusive Economy Royal Society for the Arts, UK
- Just Economy Nick Romeo
- Joyful Economy James Gustav Speth
- Kindness Economy Mary Portas
- Libertarian Municipalist Economy Murray Bookchin
- Libertarian Socialist Economy Noam Chomsky
- Libido Economy Jesus Martin Gonzales
- Life Economy John Perkins
- Local Living Economy Judy Wicks
- Living Earth Economy David Korten
- Localized Economy Helena Norberg-Hodge
- Market Socialist Economy John Roemer, Thomas Weisskopf, Diane Elson
- Mission Economy Mariana Mazzucato
- Moral Economy Samuel Bowles, Margaret Levi
- Natural Capitalist Economy Paul Hawken, Amory & Hunter Lovins
- New Economy New Economy Coalition, New Economics Foundation
- New Green Economy Tim Jackson, Peter Victor
- Participatory Economy Robin Hahnel, Michael Albert
- Participatory Socialism Thomas Picketty
- Partnership Economy Paul Knowlton, Aaron Hedges
- People’s Economy Boston Ujima, People’s Economy UK, Stephanie Keltner
- People-Centered Economy David Korten
- Permanent Economy F. Schumacher
- Permaculture Economy Hendrith Vanlon Smith
- Place-Based Economy Sean Markey, Greg Halseth
- Plenitude Economy Juliet Schor
- Pluralist Commonwealth Economy Gus Alperowitz
- Post-Capitalist Economy Paul Mason
- Progressive Capitalist Economy Joe Stiglitz
- Purpose Economy Coro Strandberg, Adrian & Achim Hensen, Alexander Kühl, Armin Steuernage.
- Radical Circular Economy Hans Stegeman
- Radical Ecological Democratic Economy Pallav Das
- Reconomy Transition Towns Network
- Real World Economy Various
- Regenerative Capitalist Economy John Fullerton, John Elkington
- Regenerative Economy Daniel Christian Wahl, United Frontline Table
- Relational Economy Jack Manning Bancroft
- Resilient Economy Nick Williams, Mohamed Buheji, Ahmed Al-Nayeli
- Restoration Economy Storm Cunningham
- Restorative Economy Joshua Farley
- Sharing Economy Various
- Solidarity Economy Latin America
- Social Capitalism Andy Haldane, Mark Setterfield
- Social Democratic Economy Zohran Mamdani, Bernie Sanders
- Social Economy Quebec, Ash Amin, Nancy Namteam, South Korea
- Socialist Economy Jacobin + Many
- Social Knowledge Economy Ecuador
- Social Solidarity Economy RIPESS, International Labor Organization
- Solar Economy Hazel Henderson
- Solutions Economy Shaun Loney
- Spaceship Earth Economy Kenneth Boulding
- Stakeholder Capitalist Economy Klaus Schwab, World Economic Forum
- Steady-State Economy Herman Daly, Tim Jackson, Brian Czeck, Rob Dietz, Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen
- Sustainable Wellbeing Economy Robert Constanza
- Sustainable Development Economy United Nations
- Smart Prosperity Economy Smart Prosperity Institute
- Symbiotic Economy Isabelle Dellanoy
- Syntropic Economy Christine McDougall
- System-Value Economy Bill Bane, Ralph Thurm
- Transformation Economy Thoman Bouwman, Claudia Roth,
- Values Economy Mark Carney
- Value-Oriented Economy Klaas van Egmond
- Wellbeing Economy Lorenzo Fioramonti, Mark Anielski, Wellbeing Economy Alliance
- Whole Earth Economy Peter Brown, Geoffrey Garver
- Whole Person Economy Evan Steiner
- Women-Centered Economy Canadian Women’s Economic Council
Last edited July 14th, 2026