Scott Burns: "Household Economy" (03:28)

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While economists only analyze monetary sectors of society, Scott Burns finds value in the non-money sectors at the core of society. Homemakers and other unpaid volunteer workers have a significant impact on society.

Unpaid Economic System (04:53)

Author Riane Eisler finds that the status of women serves as an accurate predictor of general quality of life within a community. Economists estimate that unpaid work equals up to 40 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP).

Time Dollars: Recognizing Unpaid Labor (02:14)

Edgar Cahn created Time Dollars, a program for recognizing unpaid labor and services. Time dollar brokers use a neighbor-to-neighbor paradigm to help meet the individual needs of participants.

Small Scale Farming (01:53)

In a global movement to protect farmers all over Asia and Central America, Vandana Shiva's organization works to save biodiversity and native seeds by creating community seed banks and increasing organic farming.

Micro Credit: Self Help for a Regional Economy (03:04)

The Schumacher Society advocates for a system where the goods consumed in a region are produced in that region. Delhi dollars and Ithaca dollars are two types of alternative forms of monetary exchange that support local communities.

Barter Movement (05:18)

Barter exists as a conduit to another area of currency on either a direct business-to-business basis or on an indirect basis. Many communities create a trade exchange system where businesses participate by accepting trade dollars.

Hazel Henderson: "Creating Alternative Futures" (02:58)

The total production of society includes the unpaid sections created by the love economy and nature's productivity, mostly overlooked by economists and missing from the gross domestic product and corporate balance sheets.