Internationally renowned speaker and bestselling author Christian Felber will present "Economy for the Common Good: A Theory of Change That Works" at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, in Chase Community Center at Vermont Law School. The lecture, sponsored by the New Economy Law Center, will open with a reception at 5:15 p.m. The event is free and open to the public and press.
Felber, a lecturer at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, initiated the Economy for the Common Good (ECG) movement, "an alternative economic system built on values that promote the needs of the entire population."
"The New Economy Law Center is pleased to welcome Christian Felber to Vermont Law School and looks forward to exploring his groundbreaking ideas concerning our global economy and the need to position the common good at the center of economic activity," said Associate Dean Melissa Scanlan, co-founder of the New Economy Law Center. "The climate challenge before us is so large that it calls for deep changes to the operating instructions of our political economy, from how we define and measure prosperity to how we engage democratic participation. We're hoping people who come to this talk will leave inspired to do more."
Felber's bestselling books include "50 Suggestions for a Fairer World"; "New Values for the Economy"; "Let's Save the Euro!"; "Change Everything: Creating an Economy for the Common Good"; and "Money: New Rules of the Game," which was awarded the getAbstract International Book Award in 2014. He studied Spanish, psychology, sociology and political sciences in Madrid and Vienna, where he lives and works as an independent writer.
For more information about Christian Felber's talk at VLS, email rmilaschewski@vermontlaw.edu.
In 2015, Gus Speth and Melissa Scanlan launched the New Economy Law Center at Vermont Law School to explore the role of law and policy in transitioning to a new economy where ecological integrity, social justice, and vibrant democracy are central. The center is the first virtual community of law and policy scholars of its kind, with fellows working across multiple disciplines, states, and countries. For more information about the New Economy Law Center, visit vermontlaw.edu/academics/centers-and-programs/new-economy-law-center.
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