About the Report
Reading the economy: enabling a thoughtful human response
This report sets out links to publicly available information on the internet that has been read and collated by a number of people associated with the St Paul’s Marketplace Group. The intent is to offer readily accessible information links to public information on socio-economic matters which may help you have a broader understanding of what might be happening in the economy and possible flow-on effects into society. In particular it is intended to help you understand:
- the systemic economic and financial issues contributing to the current crisis
- the possible trajectories of the crisis, and
- what might be thoughtful human responses to it.
The lists in the Report are by no means exhaustive or indeed balanced. These are starter lists that have been collaboratively built up from numerous sources worldwide since mid-March 2009.
The Report includes links to certain biblical commentary and Christian reflections on the crisis. It is not a policy document and the views expressed or implied by the reference to any links do not necessarily represent the views of St Paul’s Church or the St Paul's Marketplace Group.
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St Paul's Marketplace Group
About us
The St Paul’s Marketplace Group (SPMG) is an active interest group at St Paul’s Church, Symonds Street, Auckland, New Zealand (www.stpauls.org.nz). It has established the St Paul’s Report to enable Christians and those sympathetic to what Jesus Christ stood for to read about the economy and thoughtfully respond to the current financial and economic crises, both at a community and a national level.
The steering team for the St Paul’s Report is: John Morrow, Ian Wroe, and Ivan Moss. Advised by Jon Hartley and Mark Strom. Supported by St Paul's Church Marketplace Group led by Murray Cruickshank and Alex Twigg.
St Paul’s is an Anglican Church in the heart of Auckland that seeks to offer relational, experiential, culturally relevant faith that is dedicated to social justice, attempting to become the place where Jesus and justice meet. It is the oldest church in Auckland. For its story refer to http://www.stpauls.org.nz/Introducing/OurStory/WhereWeveComeFrom.aspx