<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" style="" size="4">Friends, A new article, "Development as service" has been uploaded to the Radical Ecological Democracy website:</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font size="4"><a href="https://radicalecologicaldemocracy.org/development-as-service/">https://radicalecologicaldemocracy.org/development-as-service/</a></font><font face="verdana, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:large">Is nature an entity in its own right with intrinsic value to
which one owes gratitude and respect, or is it a mere slave of human possession
and exploitation? Dorine van Norren answers this question with deep reflection
on traditional paradigms which have existed in indigenous cultures for
thousands of years, and after having survived the centuries long onslaught of
free market fundamentalism, are now providing viable alternatives to the fast
crumbling ideas and practices of modern “development”. Delving into the tenets
of African </span><i style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:large">Ubuntu</i><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:large">, Andean </span><i style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:large">Buen Vivir</i><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:large"> and the Bhutanese precept of
“Gross National Happiness”, van Norren asserts that these paradigms are paving
the way toward establishing a society rooted in solidarity with one another and
one’s living environment, with an enduring commitment to “development”, which
is centered on service or reciprocity. </span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="verdana, sans-serif">Please take a look and join the discussion on <span class="gmail-il">RED</span> Listserv and the website discussion forum. The author is copied here in case you would like to contact her directly.</font><font face="verdana, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="verdana, sans-serif">Best,</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="verdana, sans-serif">Pallav</font></p></div>