Economics of Elephants

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Summary

The concern of this paper is to help “fuel” how The Salvation Army in Aotearoa New Zealand can engage with the current economic crisis. Are we simply at the mercy/tyranny of a global economic market or have we at our disposal “enough” alternative practices from which we can prophetically forge/imagine newer economic possibilities? How could the concept of “enough” counter the dominating/destructive hypes of entitlement, excess, greed, individualism, over-consumption, over-production and scarcity? And lastly, if we were to intentionally engage with a practice of “enough” how/where could it resource/strengthen the healing presence of The Salvation Army in communities hurting from the global market meltdown?