Christian Felber talks on the economy for the common good

18/11/2014

On 24 November at 11:30 am, the auditorium of the Faculty of Philosophy and Arts of the UAB played host to Christian Felber, writer and lecturer at the Vienna University of Economics and Business. He offered a conference which was organised by the Víctor Grífols i Lucas Foundation and entitled “The Economy of the Common Good”. Felber explained how an alternative economic system such as one for the common good can contribute to maximise collective wellbeing, and in what ways common good can become a tool in measuring the social responsibility of companies and public institutions.

The economy for the common good is a new economic and political concept created by Christian Felber himself in 2010 and explained thoroughly in a book he published shortly after. It is an alternative economic model to both capitalism and planned economies. It is based on the defence of a sustainable economy and rewrites the rules of today's economic system in order to solve the contradictions existing between the market and society, thus favouring a positive contribution to common good and collaboration.

Writer, Economist, Thinker and Dancer

Christian Felber studied Spanish, Psychology, Sociology and Political Sciences in Madrid and Vienna. He is lecturer at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, and writer, economist and thinker specialising in the relation between society and the economy. He is a member of the anti-globalisation movement Attac and founder of the democratic bank (Demokratische Bank), as well as a professional contemporary dancer.

He is an internationally renowned speaker and author of several bestsellers including Let's save the Euro!, Economy for the Common Good and Money. The new rules of the game.