The “Social Dividend”: applications

Posted by travellution in Ethical Business, Social network

The term "social dividend" was originally used to describe the distribution of the surplus/profit of a publicly-owned company in a socialist economic system. While the original concept may have historical and economic merit, here at Travellution we have assigned a slightly different meaning to the term and we hope our interpretation will revive the original intention of the idea.  At Travellution, our interpretation of a social dividend is: redistribution of a portion of a company's profits Read more [...] Read More

Travel: an engine of past revolutions

Posted by travellution in Ethical Business, Guest Writers, Travel

Travelling has been the engine of many past revolutions. The Latin American independence movement was fueled by experiencing first hand the transformations that the Enlightenment produced in Europe. Simon Bolivar (Venezuela), Juan Pablo Duarte (Dominican Republic) & Jose Martí (Cuba), to name a few, shaped the national expectations of their countrymen using their experience abroad. Today’s world is more connected than two centuries ago. Information technology makes us feel closer than ever Read more [...] Read More