Christian Felber initiator of the economy for the commom good at Digitainability!

On Monday, Christian Felber gave an inspiring talk on how an Economy for the Common Good can work – and answered a ton of questions from the audience.

At all levels – from global to local – the idea of an economy for the common good gains more and more traction. Also universities like the Universitat de Velencia and municipalities like the city of Münster are experimenting with this holistic approach for a more ethical way of doing economics. What would a common balance sheet for the TUM or the city of Munich look like?

Big thanks also to Christian Felber for participating in a workshop with us about his latest book!

Why does economy repress its roots from Adam Smith to John Maynard Keynes?  "Markets have never been natural self-regulating ecosystems, but social and political constructs.” Considering the history of oikonomia reveals that we are still trying to combine two truly distinct concepts: capitalism and economy. THIS IS NOT ECONOMY