The Bureau of Economic Participation is part of the Parliament of Milk and Honey.
| Bureau of Economic Participation | |
|---|---|
| Bureau of the Parliament of Milk and Honey | |
| Employees | 27,400 |
| Established | 1988 |
| Headquarters | Universal Economic Service Centre, Oslola |
The Bureau of Economic Participation is a bureau of the Parliament of Milk and Honey that addresses a basic challenge of the commons economy: without wages, people need other reasons and means to work. The bureau finds productive roles for people who might otherwise fall outside the employment system, particularly disabled people and those in remote or rural communities where conventional work is scarce.
In practice, “economic participation” in Vekllei covers a broader range of activity than formal employment โ community contribution, care work, creative production and subsistence agriculture all count. The bureau coordinates these different forms of productive life, and provides particular support for populations that the broader economy tends to overlook. The gap between industrial centres like Oslola and isolated agricultural islands can be enormous, and the bureau works to close it.
The bureau takes a local view of value, recognising that work considered unproductive at a national level may matter enormously to a community. Economic roles are bent to fit people rather than the reverse, which puts it in regular friction with the Bureau of Industrial Coordination and its preference for standardisation.
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Department of Universal Economies
6,320Broad coordination of employment, community contribution and other forms of economic participation.
Department of Universal Participation
4,600Accessibility and specialised support for disabled people in the economy.
Department of Rural Economies
7,180Economic and agricultural participation in remote and non-industrial communities.
Department of Economic Development
2,540Development and adaptation of physical workplaces and systems for universal participation.
| Body | Remit |
|---|---|
| Universal Economic Service | Coordination of employment and productive engagement across the Commonwealth. |
| Disability Economic Service | Support for disabled persons in finding and maintaining productive work. |
| Rural Economic Service | Economic engagement in remote and agricultural communities. |
| Work Accessibility Board | Adaptation of work environments and roles for diverse abilities. |
| Community Economic Work Programme | Local initiatives for community production and contribution. |
| Economic Accommodations Programme | Workplace accommodations for diverse needs. |
| National Contributions Assessment Panel | Assessment and recognition of non-standard forms of economic participation. |
| Reg | Body | Remit | Series | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Bureau of Economic Forecasting | The Bureau of Economic Forecasting monitors and predicts economic disruptions across the Commonwealth using pattern forecasting. | bureau | CPM-01 |
| 02▸ | Bureau of Economic Participation | The Bureau of Economic Participation finds work for people who might otherwise have none, with particular focus on disabled and rural populations. | bureau | this chart |
| 03 | Bureau of Industrial Coordination | The Bureau of Industrial Coordination connects Vekllei's industrial bureaus, sets common production standards and supports workplace democracy. | bureau | CPM-03 |
| 04 | Bureau of Materials and Supply | The Bureau of Materials and Supply tracks and distributes raw materials across the Commonwealth in the absence of market pricing. | bureau | CPM-04 |
| 05 | Bureau of Stewardship | The Bureau of Stewardship treats care of nature as a moral duty, coordinating environmental protection across the Commonwealth's diverse ecosystems. | bureau | CPM-05 |
| 06 | Bureau of Surplus and Export | The Bureau of Surplus and Export licenses excess domestic production for foreign markets and coordinates international trade. | bureau | CPM-06 |
| 07 | Bureau of the Commons | The Bureau of the Commons moves goods between the Commonwealth's 83 republics without market prices to guide distribution. | bureau | CPM-07 |