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Politics and Economics

"To put the world right in order, we must first put the nation in order;
to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order;
to put the family in order, we must first cultivate our personal life;
we must first set our hearts right."

Confucius

 

Partnership offers a new and often radical approach to the way we look at politics and economics. When we learn to recognize our erroneous assumptions and free ourselves from outmoded and blatantly wrong ways of looking at these pivotal subjects, we suddenly see clearly how politics and economics can be reshaped to better serve our needs. As Riane Eisler points out, social systems such as politics and economics are human inventions and human inventions are subject to change.

The tragic events of September 11 have shown us just how important and inevitable change is. Today with our community becoming a global one, we can no longer consider our politics, economics or social systems in a vacuum. We must work to move all the world in a Partnership direction. For steps in this direction see our article, The School for Violence.

Dr. Eisler has written extensively on these topics throughout her career. Here are a few of her offerings.

The Chalice and The Blade: Our History, Our Future
 This book offers a look at the history of all human social inventions including politics and economics through the lens of the partnership- dominator continuum and offers us a better option for our future.

Sacred Pleasure: Sex, Myth and the Politics of the Body
 As Dr. Eisler points out, politics and economics are deeply entwined in all our cultural ideas and cannot be separated from even our most intimate relationships, for it is there that we learn how to relate to the rest of humanity.

Women, Men, and the Global Quality of Life
This CPS study of 89 countries dramatically reveals the connection between women's rights and a better quality of life for both men and women. It points to policies needed for a partnership future.

Articles

 

Partnership in Action

 


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