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Economy for the Common Good has demonstrated an ability to draw together a partnership of companies, consumers and communities ... by offering a fresh alternative. ― Bruce Watson, Guardian
A timely and important new vision for the purpose of economic activity, moving away from the private accumulation of wealth and towards the common good. A must read for business leaders, economists, activists, civil servants and politicians if we are to have any chance of creating an economy that meets the needs of people and the planet. ― Duncan McCann, New Economics Foundation
This is a joyful book of hope and possibility. Everything can be changed, including the depressive mindset that there are no alternatives. ― Ed Mayo, Co-operatives UK
Christian Felber’s Economy for the Common Good offers a clear analysis that combines pragmatic designs for some of the potential institutions of the next system with a strategy for building a movement that can bring these institutions into being. His accessible articulation of a genuine alternative is an important contribution to an essential global conversation. ― Gar Alperovitz, author, historian, political economist
Christian Felber is one of the most brilliant economists in Europe. His vision of the common good is fascinating. ― Jean Ziegler, former UN ambassador on the Right to Food
Christian Felber’s Economy for the Common Good is a smart, useful answer to the economic chaos and the enormous social suffering that the oligarchs of globalized financial capital have caused on the planet. A great and important book! ― Jean Ziegler, former UN ambassador on the Right to Food
Christian Felber shows a pathway that leads to an economy based on love instead of profit, a society based on solidarity instead of greed, and a life based on joy instead of fear. We can all become involved. ― Kosha Joubert, president of the Global Ecovillage Network
Through the example of a large number of pioneer companies of the Economy for the Common Good, everyone can see that doing business on the basis of a transparent, holistic, value and stakeholder oriented approach is possible. These ethical goals go beyond the dogma of unlimited profit and growth and are indispensable for a humane future on this planet. ― Lisa Muhr, Goddess of Fortune fashion label entrepreneur
We need an entirely new economic system if we are to avert collapse, and Christian Felber's Change Everything points the way. This path-breaking, optimistic book shows that it is possible to have an economy that serves us rather than enslaving us. ― Richard Heinberg, author of The End of Growth
Get involved for concrete alternatives! Get involved in the Economy for the Common Good! ― Stéphane Hessel, former diplomat, essayist and political activist
Christian Felber has written that rare article: the genuine game-changer. Easy to read, irrefutable in its principles and comprehensive in its proposals, it's a how-to guide to a better world. At last, it's in English. Don't miss it. ― Susan George, author of Whose Crisis? Whose Future?
About the Author
Christian Felber is an Austrian alternative economist and university lecturer. He is an internationally renowned speaker, author of several award-winning bestsellers and a regular commentator on ethics, business and economics in various media. He co-founded the NGO Attac Austria and initiated the Economy for the Common Good as well as the planned Bank for the Common Good, which will be Austria's first ethical finance institute.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Visionary. Transformative. Brilliantly argued. A must-read.Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 December 2016
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This is one of the most inspiring books I've read in my time doing the MA in Economics for Transition: this is not only a vision of a new economy, it's a route map that takes us forward into it - clearly thought out, carefully argued, grounded in the real world and yet visionary. Must-read for anyone interested in the post-capitalist world - and of how to get from here to where we need to be if we're going to create the social and cultural change we need.
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Christian Felber's ideas are phenomenal! An applicable proposition to a much more human economy. Precisely written volume. This economy professor's ideas were actually and successfully applied in the real world.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book - highly recommendableReviewed in Germany on 19 July 2015
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Felber's book lays out a doable path for moving our economy from profit- and competition-based to sharing-based, cooperation-based economy. He details a new method, the Common Good Balance Sheet, a tool to help companies clearly show to what extent they work for the Common Good.
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Congratulations Christian on your Economics for the Common Good model. This is exactly what the entire world needs urgently.
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This is one of the most inspiring books I've read in my time doing the MA in Economics for Transition: this is not only a vision of a new economy, it's a route map that takes us forward into it - clearly thought out, carefully argued, grounded in the real world and yet visionary. Must-read for anyone interested in the post-capitalist world - and of how to get from here to where we need to be if we're going to create the social and cultural change we need.
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Felber's book lays out a doable path for moving our economy from profit- and competition-based to sharing-based, cooperation-based economy. He details a new method, the Common Good Balance Sheet, a tool to help companies clearly show to what extent they work for the Common Good.
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Christian Felber's ideas are phenomenal! An applicable proposition to a much more human economy. Precisely written volume. This economy professor's ideas were actually and successfully applied in the real world.
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Es una obra que recomiendo a cualquiera que desee pensar en modos alternativos al futuro que nos depara nuestra actual actitud consumista y enfermiza, que nos esclaviza a bienes inútiles y que nos hace cada día más infelices e insensibles con todo lo que nos rodea.
Es un libro para pararse a pensar, no en las soluciones que plantea, que en la mayor parte corresponden a las propias de algunas de nuestras etapas marxistas propias de la juventud, si no más bien, en lo acertado del diagnóstico de la enfermedad que nos devora.
Coincide con Buda, Jesús, Mahoma, y tantos otros en que solo buscando el bien del prójimo alcanzaremos la plenitud como personas. Pero falla como Marx, en la simplificación del problema con propuestas inconexas a nuestra propia naturaleza.
El ser humano es un crisol de virtudes y una enciclopedia de defectos. Las fórmulas simples, construyen jardines elegantes pero nunca podrán reproducir la selva amazónica. Es ahí donde falla estrepitosamente el autor, y presumo que gran parte del elenco que le aconseja. Con poca o ninguna experiencia en la gestión de equipos humanos, en el reconocimiento de los horrores de la Historia, y como unos pocos pueden hacer un daño infinito, en la termodinámica de los procesos, en los flujos de información, en la psicología de las masas, que es bien distinta de la de los grupos pequeños, y diametralmente diferente de la de un individuo, confundir deseo con realidad, lo sitúa más en la esfera de la demencia que en la de los hombres cuerdos que se requieren para resolver problemas complejos.
No basta con saber que podemos ser buenos, no basta con creer que se puede imponer la buena voluntad, lo más importante es saber aceptarse cuando uno se mira al espejo, y pretender cada día ser un poco mejor. Y creo que ese puede ser el mejor mensaje de la obra: el camino actual puede parecer un buen camino pero nos lleva irremediablemente hacia la destrucción, "la economía del bien común no es el mejor de todos los modelos económicos ni el final de la historia, solo un posible paso más hacia el futuro".
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👍Soa Mesmo Bem👍
Com excepção de algumas aberrações que confirmam a regra, o ser humano tende a ser solidário!
Auxiliamo-nos nas aflições e sentimo-nos felizes sempre que cooperamos e nos entreajudamos!
O bem retorna naturalmente aos benfeitores — uma simples lei da vida que certamente já todos comprovámos no nosso quotidiano.
Porém, não é essa a regra que preside à economia.
Nesse campo de batalha impera a lei do mais forte, que engrandece uns (subentenda-se poucos) e esmaga outros (subentenda-se imensos)!
E assim como o bem retorna a quem o pratica, o mesmo se aplica ao mal, que no caso concreto assume a forma de crises económicas periódicas, que tendem a alongar-se cada vez mais, em resposta à crescente acumulação do mal praticado.
A Europa está em crise desde 2008, e Portugal — se dermos crédito a Ricardo Araújo Pereira — desde os Descobrimentos!
Urge encontrar novos caminhos, e é aí que entra em cena "A Economia do Bem Comum", um modelo económico onde o lucro é não um fim em si, mas um resultado natural de todo um processo que visa o bem estar social
"Eu só estou bem, se todos estiverem bem" é a máxima deste modelo revolucionário que preconiza a cooperação ao invés da concorrência, e cujo objectivo supremo é o bem estar geral.
"Economia do Bem Comum", soa mesmo bem, não soa?!...👍😍
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Christian Felber‘s „Gemeinwohlökonomie“ ist ein alternatives Wirtschaftskonzept welches auf ethischen, sozialen und nachhaltigen Grundwerten beruht.
Das Buch hat zwar eine überschaubare Gesamtlänge, allerdings liest es sich vergleichsweise langsam, sogar für ein Sachbuch. Ich hatte nicht immer Freude beim Lesen, obwohl der Inhalt sehr interessant und relevant ist. Dieser ist hier allerdings auch wichtiger als der Schreibstil.
Seine umfassende Vorstellung der Gemeinwohlökonomie, ihrer Ziele und ihres Einflusses auf u.a. das gesellschaftliche Miteinander, die Politik und die Umwelt, ist gut verständlich geschrieben. Durch den ständigen Vergleich zum Kapitalismus beschreibt Felber, in welcher Art und Weise Veränderungen auftreten würden und durch die realistischen Lösungsvorschläge zu heutigen Problemen wird deutlich, dass sein alternatives Konzept gut durchdacht ist.
Seine Anschauungsbeispiele und konkreten Alternativlösungen sind teilweise sehr detailliert dargelegt und dadurch auch sehr überzeugend.
Mir hat insbesondere seine Auseinandersetzung mit der aktuell (er bezog sich meist auf Deutschland und Österreich) praktizierten Demokratie gefallen, wo er klar die Schwächen dieser aufzeigt und ein alternatives Modell basierend auf der aktuellen Situation vorschlägt. Ebenfalls sehr interessant fand ich den gesamten Abschnitt zu der Motivation und dem Sinn in einen Wirtschaftssystem, welches auf Kooperation statt Konkurrenz baut, sowie Felber’s Ansichten zur Wertevermittlung und Erziehung im Rahmen der GWÖ.
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Ein wirklich interessantes Wirtschaftskonzept, welches einige der brennendsten gesellschaftlichen Probleme lösen könnte, die wir momentan haben. Das Buch ist detailliert und sehr durchdacht, die beschriebenen Maßnahmen und Institutionen wirken reif für die Umsetzung.
Leider glaube ich, dass momentan für ein entsprechendes Konzept der politische Wille fehlt. Dem Volk als demokratischer Souverän fehlt es auf Grund von Missinformation an Verständnis für die wirtschaftlichen Zusammenhänge und an gedanklicher Flexibilität um sich ein grundlegend anderes System vorstellen zu können. Und die Repräsentanten sind fest im Griff der wirtschaftlichen Eliten.
Schade, denn hier wird meiner Meinung nach schlüssig dargelegt wie eine Wirtschaft jenseits des Kapitalismus funktionieren kann. Das Buch ist sehr reich an Information und daher trotz seiner Kürze etwas anstrengend zu lesen, die Mühe lohnt sich aber allemal.
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First of all it is well written and uses a simple language to represent the idea of the, i think, public interest economy. The ideas are interesting and maybe worth to try it.
On the other side, it is not written as scientific paper but as humanities one and the book can be separated into two parts. The first approx. hundred pages introduce the main ideas. The rest of the book is more esoteric and full of references to Rudolf Steiner and other alternative thinkers. In my opinion, the second part overshadow negatively the first introduced good ideas.
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This book had rare moments of plausible economic advice, such as when the Author suggested a better system to internalize externalities by advocating the use of the common good balance sheet. But outside that it was inexperienced, irrational and down right wrong. We are driven by profit, yes this profit can and must be controlled as to prevent it's misuse but to rid of it all together would be to rid of progress. Furthermore, the intervention in the pricing of goods and services is justified given the level of concentration in the economy, but whose to say we can rise above the market albeit an imperfect market?
If a country follows the advice of this coo coo they will face a depression unprecedented in their history which no amount of "hugging economics" will be able to rid.
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Es una obra que recomiendo a cualquiera que desee pensar en modos alternativos al futuro que nos depara nuestra actual actitud consumista y enfermiza, que nos esclaviza a bienes inútiles y que nos hace cada día más infelices e insensibles con todo lo que nos rodea.
Es un libro para pararse a pensar, no en las soluciones que plantea, que en la mayor parte corresponden a las propias de algunas de nuestras etapas marxistas propias de la juventud, si no más bien, en lo acertado del diagnóstico de la enfermedad que nos devora.
Coincide con Buda, Jesús, Mahoma, y tantos otros en que solo buscando el bien del prójimo alcanzaremos la plenitud como personas. Pero falla como Marx, en la simplificación del problema con propuestas inconexas a nuestra propia naturaleza.
El ser humano es un crisol de virtudes y una enciclopedia de defectos. Las fórmulas simples, construyen jardines elegantes pero nunca podrán reproducir la selva amazónica. Es ahí donde falla estrepitosamente el autor, y presumo que gran parte del elenco que le aconseja. Con poca o ninguna experiencia en la gestión de equipos humanos, en el reconocimiento de los horrores de la Historia, y como unos pocos pueden hacer un daño infinito, en la termodinámica de los procesos, en los flujos de información, en la psicología de las masas, que es bien distinta de la de los grupos pequeños, y diametralmente diferente de la de un individuo, confundir deseo con realidad, lo sitúa más en la esfera de la demencia que en la de los hombres cuerdos que se requieren para resolver problemas complejos.
No basta con saber que podemos ser buenos, no basta con creer que se puede imponer la buena voluntad, lo más importante es saber aceptarse cuando uno se mira al espejo, y pretender cada día ser un poco mejor. Y creo que ese puede ser el mejor mensaje de la obra: el camino actual puede parecer un buen camino pero nos lleva irremediablemente hacia la destrucción, "la economía del bien común no es el mejor de todos los modelos económicos ni el final de la historia, solo un posible paso más hacia el futuro".
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👍Soa Mesmo Bem👍
Com excepção de algumas aberrações que confirmam a regra, o ser humano tende a ser solidário!
Auxiliamo-nos nas aflições e sentimo-nos felizes sempre que cooperamos e nos entreajudamos!
O bem retorna naturalmente aos benfeitores — uma simples lei da vida que certamente já todos comprovámos no nosso quotidiano.
Porém, não é essa a regra que preside à economia.
Nesse campo de batalha impera a lei do mais forte, que engrandece uns (subentenda-se poucos) e esmaga outros (subentenda-se imensos)!
E assim como o bem retorna a quem o pratica, o mesmo se aplica ao mal, que no caso concreto assume a forma de crises económicas periódicas, que tendem a alongar-se cada vez mais, em resposta à crescente acumulação do mal praticado.
A Europa está em crise desde 2008, e Portugal — se dermos crédito a Ricardo Araújo Pereira — desde os Descobrimentos!
Urge encontrar novos caminhos, e é aí que entra em cena "A Economia do Bem Comum", um modelo económico onde o lucro é não um fim em si, mas um resultado natural de todo um processo que visa o bem estar social
"Eu só estou bem, se todos estiverem bem" é a máxima deste modelo revolucionário que preconiza a cooperação ao invés da concorrência, e cujo objectivo supremo é o bem estar geral.
"Economia do Bem Comum", soa mesmo bem, não soa?!...👍😍
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No lo pude terminar. El diagnóstico político-económico es una caricatura, y la propuesta, hasta donde alcancé a leer, era voluntarista y absurda.
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Christian Felber‘s „Gemeinwohlökonomie“ ist ein alternatives Wirtschaftskonzept welches auf ethischen, sozialen und nachhaltigen Grundwerten beruht.
Das Buch hat zwar eine überschaubare Gesamtlänge, allerdings liest es sich vergleichsweise langsam, sogar für ein Sachbuch. Ich hatte nicht immer Freude beim Lesen, obwohl der Inhalt sehr interessant und relevant ist. Dieser ist hier allerdings auch wichtiger als der Schreibstil.
Seine umfassende Vorstellung der Gemeinwohlökonomie, ihrer Ziele und ihres Einflusses auf u.a. das gesellschaftliche Miteinander, die Politik und die Umwelt, ist gut verständlich geschrieben. Durch den ständigen Vergleich zum Kapitalismus beschreibt Felber, in welcher Art und Weise Veränderungen auftreten würden und durch die realistischen Lösungsvorschläge zu heutigen Problemen wird deutlich, dass sein alternatives Konzept gut durchdacht ist.
Seine Anschauungsbeispiele und konkreten Alternativlösungen sind teilweise sehr detailliert dargelegt und dadurch auch sehr überzeugend.
Mir hat insbesondere seine Auseinandersetzung mit der aktuell (er bezog sich meist auf Deutschland und Österreich) praktizierten Demokratie gefallen, wo er klar die Schwächen dieser aufzeigt und ein alternatives Modell basierend auf der aktuellen Situation vorschlägt. Ebenfalls sehr interessant fand ich den gesamten Abschnitt zu der Motivation und dem Sinn in einen Wirtschaftssystem, welches auf Kooperation statt Konkurrenz baut, sowie Felber’s Ansichten zur Wertevermittlung und Erziehung im Rahmen der GWÖ.
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Ein wirklich interessantes Wirtschaftskonzept, welches einige der brennendsten gesellschaftlichen Probleme lösen könnte, die wir momentan haben. Das Buch ist detailliert und sehr durchdacht, die beschriebenen Maßnahmen und Institutionen wirken reif für die Umsetzung.
Leider glaube ich, dass momentan für ein entsprechendes Konzept der politische Wille fehlt. Dem Volk als demokratischer Souverän fehlt es auf Grund von Missinformation an Verständnis für die wirtschaftlichen Zusammenhänge und an gedanklicher Flexibilität um sich ein grundlegend anderes System vorstellen zu können. Und die Repräsentanten sind fest im Griff der wirtschaftlichen Eliten.
Schade, denn hier wird meiner Meinung nach schlüssig dargelegt wie eine Wirtschaft jenseits des Kapitalismus funktionieren kann. Das Buch ist sehr reich an Information und daher trotz seiner Kürze etwas anstrengend zu lesen, die Mühe lohnt sich aber allemal.
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First of all it is well written and uses a simple language to represent the idea of the, i think, public interest economy. The ideas are interesting and maybe worth to try it.
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This book had rare moments of plausible economic advice, such as when the Author suggested a better system to internalize externalities by advocating the use of the common good balance sheet. But outside that it was inexperienced, irrational and down right wrong. We are driven by profit, yes this profit can and must be controlled as to prevent it's misuse but to rid of it all together would be to rid of progress. Furthermore, the intervention in the pricing of goods and services is justified given the level of concentration in the economy, but whose to say we can rise above the market albeit an imperfect market?
If a country follows the advice of this coo coo they will face a depression unprecedented in their history which no amount of "hugging economics" will be able to rid.
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Presentación dun proxecto moi ilusionante e xusto para tod@s. Un sistema económico mellor. Por esta utopía vale o esforzo camiñar. Se cadra fáltalle incidir un pouco máis en estratexias para chegar a ese modelo.
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Necesario para armonizar de modo efectivo un cambio social de valores. Muy conectado con otros enfoques de economía colaborativa
http://comunidad.medialab-prado.es/en...
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