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Christian Felber
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Christian Felber
January 2015
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public events
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curriculum vitæ
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books
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economy for the common good
An economic Model for the future
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»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
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»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 Alperowitz
Author, historian, political economist
»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
Fashion label entrepreneur of »Goddess of Fortune«
»Get involved for concrete alternatives! Get involved in the Economy for the Common Good!«
Stéphane Hessel
Former diplomat, essayist and political activist
Updated and expanded new edition | published December 2014
English edition
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economy for the common good
further information: www.christian-felber.at/buecher/gemeinwohl-neu.php
Gospodarka dobra wspólnego
March 2014
Polish edition
L’Economia del bé comú
March 2014
Catalan edition
TRANSLATED INTO SIX LANGUAGES
L´Economia del bene comune
June 2012
Italian edition
La economía del bien común
June 2012
Spanish edition
Näkyvä käsi
L’Économie citoyenne
September 2013
Finnish edition
April 2011
French edition
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money
the new rules of the game
further information: www.christian-felber.at/buecher/geldbuch.php
»Christian Felber shows the path to an economy where money and
markets are at the service of humans, not the other way around.«
Jakob von Uexkull
Founder Right Livelihood Award
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»Felber discusses in detail many different suggestions of how the
new rules of a reformed monetary constitution could be designed.
Issues such as the regulation of financial markets are just as important to him as questions concerning the printing of money. […]
On the one hand, Felbers contribution provides a set of practical
guidelines on how the monetary system could be renewed and
democratically reformed by municipal monetary assemblies and
how this process could be organized. On the other hand, the proposed questions, which could be discussed at such local meetings, can be used as a tool for a comprehensive examination of
the status quo and of alternative reform proposals. […] The fact
that the debate on money is raised and has sparked a discussion
on alternatives, can only be welcomed.«
Philipp Degens
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»According to Felber, money should be redefined as a public good
and serve the economy and the society. That is a principle of humanity. Everyone should be treated equally.«
Judith Reichart
Councillor of Bregenz
»Felbers ideas are interesting and well founded, even though we
can’t expect them to be implemented very soon. getAbstract suggest this book to all, who are curious to know where their money
comes from and where it disappears to.«
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International Book Award
Spanish edition
October 2014
published March 2014
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more books
2008 - 2014
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2014
Free Trade Agreement TTIP
All Power to the Corporations?
Freihandelsabkommen TTIP
Alle Macht den Konzernen? (ger)
October 2014
Cooperation, Not Competition
10 Steps Out of the Crisis
Kooperation statt Konkurrenz
10 Schritte aus der Krise (ger)
August 2009
Let´s Save the Euro
RETTEN WIR DEN EURO (ger)
February 2012
SALVEMOS EL EURO (spa)
March 2013
New Values for the Economy
An Alternative to Communism and
Capitalism
Neue Werte für die Wirtschaft
Eine Alternative zu Kommunismus
und Kapitalismus (ger)
March 2008
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more books
1998 - 2006
all books: www.christian-felber.at/buecher.php
50 Proposals for a Fairer World
A Case Against Corporate Power and
Capitalism
50 VorschläGE Für eine gerechtere Welt
Gegen Konzernmacht und Kapitalismus (ger)
August 2006
BLACK BOOK OF PRIVATIZATION
What Do We Sacrifice for the Free Market?
Co-authored with Michel Reimon
SCHWARZBUCH PRIVATISIERUNG (ger)
September 2003
Korean Edition (kor)
January 2011
Of fish and arrows
Poetry to Touch
Von Fischen und Pfeilen
Poesie zum Anfassen (ger)
May 1999
Towards an Ecological Future
The Patient Spain
Hacia un FUTURo ecolÓgico
El paciente españa (spa)
December 1998
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projects
»I define freedom positively
as the permanent individual
self-creation and the permanent
collective self-creation.«
economy for the common good
An economic Model for the future
www.ecogood.org
GAME CHANGER
INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT
According to a poll by the Bertelsmann Foundation in the summer of 2010,
80 to 90% of Germans and Austrians want a ›new economic order‹. The
time is ripe for a new ›great transformation‹, in the sense of reembedding
the economy into a democratic, ethical, cultural, and ecological context.
Within less than 5 years, the Economy for the Common Good (ECG)
has matured to a broad, international movement with thousands of
members and supporters. The Economy for the Common Good
follows four main strategies:
CORE IDEAS
1. Economy: Enterprises in pioneer groups implement the
Common Good Balance Sheet and build up networks of
cooperation.
2. Policy: Municipalities and regions become »Municipalities
or Regions for the Common Good«.
3. Culture: Universities and other educational institutions
promote the ECG in the areas of research, teaching,
implementation, and public dissemination.
4. Geography: All strategic areas are put into practice starting
in local communities. So far, more than 100 local ECG chap-
ters have emerged in Europe, North- and South America.
The Economy for the Common Good (ECG) is a comprehensive and coherent economic model, which provides an alternative to both major historic
narratives »capitalism« and »communism«.
• It is based on the same ›timeless‹ values and goals of the economy,
that are already enshrined in the constitutions of democratic countries.
• The central rules of the game, competition and for-profit orientation,
are changed to cooperation and the contribution to the common good.
• The success of a national economy or of a company is no longer measured by it´s means, that is in financial terms (GDP and financial balance
sheet). But success is measured by the true goal of economic activity,
which is improving the common good (which is measured by a »Common
Good Product« for countries and a »Common Good Balance Sheet« for
companies).
STRATEGIC GOAL
The ECG proposes to start a democratic and participatory process in
which all core elements of a new economic order will be discussed in local
economic assemblies, with the goal of drafting a new »economic constitution«, which, in further steps, will be adopted by the sovereign citizens.
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economy for the common good
timeline
»NEW VALUES FOR THE ECONOMY«
March
This book is the theoretical foundation
of the »Economy for the Common Good«
(ECG). Right after its release, it attracts
entrepreneurs who offer their collaboration
in designing a new economic model. They
found the group »Attac Entrepreneurs«.
2010
2008
www.ecogood.org
THE BOOK August
As a result of the common work
of this team, the first edition of
the »Economy for the Common
Good« is published (in German).
Supported by 70 pioneer companies.
GOING PUBLIC 6th October
The »Attac Entrepreneurs« go public with the new economic model,
the balance sheet and a proposal
of a new democratic economic
movement. In this event, the initial
organizational structure of the ECG
movement is formed.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
6th - 7th October
The First General Assembly of the
Association for the Enhancement
of the ECG makes the strategic
decision to found an international
confederation. The delegates assembly is designed to become the
›parliament‹ of the movement.
PRESS CONFERENCE
6th October
In seven regional press conferences the first 55 companies
present their »Common Good
Balance Sheets«. Media coverage
ranges from the German »Spiegel« to the Italian »Repubblica«.
2011
DELEGATES ASSEMBLY 7th - 8th March
For the fist time 45 delegates from
Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Germany
and Austria meet in Innsbruck to
build the foundation of the international ECG movement. Four
national associations are founded.
2012
MUNICIPALITIES April
The first »Common Good
Region« arises in northern Italy
(Vintschgau). Four municipalities start implementing their
»Common Good Municipality
Balance Sheet«.
2013
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8069
1752
6030
224
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Supporters
Companies
Individuals
Associations
Municipality
Politicans
THE OUTLOOK INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH The movement is supported by 1700
companies from 35 nations. Invitations
arrive from all over the world. Every day
new supporters - individuals, companies,
schools, universities, communities and
municipalities – contact our offices to
join and support.
Current Supporters
2014
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LOCAL CONVENTIONS The first »Democratic Economic Assembly«
is held in an municipality still to be determinded. The same happens with the first
»Monetary Assembly« and, finally, »Constitutional Convention«, that will lead to a democratic constitution for the national state,
written and adopted by the people.
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common good matrix 4.1
Valid for Common Good Balance Sheets, generated 2013
VALUE
STAKEHOLDER
2 | Cooperation and Solidarity
1 | Human dignity
3 | Ecological Sustainability
5 | Democratic
Co-determination
and Transparency
4 | Social Justice
a | Suppliers
Ethical Supply Management
Active examination of the risks of purchased goods and services,
consideration of the social and ecological aspects of suppliers and service partners
A1
B | Investors
Ethical Financial Management
Consideration of social and ecological aspects when choosing
financial services; common good-oriented investments and financing
B1
C | Employees,
including
business
owners
D | Services,
Customers,
Products,
Business
Partners
Workplace quality and affirmative action Employeeoriented organizational
culture and structure, fair
employment and payment
policies, workplace health
and safety, work-life balance,
flexible work hours, equal
opportunity and diversity
C1
Just distribution of labor Reduction of overtime, eliminating
unpaid overtime, reduction of
total work hours, contribution to
the reduction of unemployment
Ethical customer relations
Ethical business relations
with customers, customer
orientation and co-determination, joint product development, high quality of service,
high product transparency
Cooperation with businesses
in same field Transfer of knowhow, personnel, contracts and
interest-free loans to other
business in the same field, participation in cooperative marketing
activities and crisis management
D1
E | Social Environment:
Region, electorate, future generations,
civil society,
fellow human beings, animals
and plants
Value and social impact of
products and services
Products and services fulfill
basic human needs or serve
humankind, society or the
environment
E1
C2
D2
Promotion of environmentally
friendly behavior of employees
ctive promotion of sustainable
lifestyles of employees (mobility, nutrition), training and
awareness-raising activities,
sustainable organizational
culture
E2
C3
Ecological design of products
and services Offering of ecologically superior products/
services; awareness raising
programmes, consideration of
ecological aspects when choosing customer target groups
D3
Reduction of environmental
impact Reduction of environmental effects towards a sustainable level, resources, energy,
climate, emissions, waste etc.
Contribution to the local
community Mutual support and
cooperation through financial
resources, services, products,
logistics, time, know-how, knowledge, contacts, influence
E3
Just income distribution
Low income disparity within a company, compliance
with minimum and maximum wages
C4 Socially oriented design
of products and services
Information, products
and services for disadvantaged groups, support
for value-oriented market
structures
E4
C5
Raising social and ecological
standards Exemplary business
behavior, development of higher standards with businesses
in the same field, lobbying
D4 Investing profits for the
Common Good Reducing
or eliminating dividend payments to extern, payouts
to employees, increasing
equity, social-ecological
investments
Corporate democracy and
transparency Comprehensive
transparency within the company, election of managers
by employees, democratic
decision-making on fundamental strategic issues, transfer of
property to employees
D5
Social transparency and
co-determination, Common
good and sustainability reports, participation in decision
-making by local stakeholders
and NGO´s
E5
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»money is only a means«
project »bank for the common good«
www.mitgruenden.at
tURNING MONEY INTO A MEANS FOR THE COMMON GOOD
»A great idea, which I, as former chairman of a major cooperative
bank, support enthusiastically. This could be the starting point for
the rede-mocatization of banking and the financial system.«
GAME CHANGER
From the heart of Austria's civil society, a group of like-minded individuals is
presently setting up Austria's first fully ethical bank: The »Bank für Gemeinwohl«
or »Bank for the Common Good«. This ›Good Bank‹ will strive to make money a
public good and aims to contribute with all its activities to the common good.
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Günter Grzega
Chairman of Sparda-Bank Munich eG (retd.)
Chairman of the Institute for Common Good Oriented Policy
CORE IDEAS
»I support the creation of this new bank, because it is an alternative, a reform of the prevailing sytem of forced competion and the
ideology of growth with all the implied issues concerning domination, disciplining and subordination. A yes to the common good has
it's roots in the principle of solidarity and it means strengthening
economic activities which are not market-based and encouraging a
stronger regulation of the international market.«
Freda Meissner-Blau
Prominent figure in the Austrian Green movement
The »Bank for the Common Good« will provide only basic banking services:
money deposits, payment transactions, and loans for (regional) investments.
The bank will:
• keep its hands off speculation
• not give a part of the profit to the owners
• invite savers to renounce the interest
• check every loan request on ethical criteria (»Common Good Exam«)
• give cheaper loans to more ethical projects
• develop an ever more democratic structure and respectful communication
The strategy and business case were developed based on the common vision
of all active team members. The »Association for the Foundation of the Bank« is
preparing everything so the bank can soon open its doors. In April 2014 a cooperative foundation was established that will become the bank's owner. The starting
capital of 15 million will be raised with the help of regional supporters, networkers and well known public figures, including pioneer entrepreneurs of the Economy for the Common Good. A media and publicity campaign is starting in spring
2015. Up to 40,000 members will become owners of the »Bank für Gemeinwohl«.
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STRATEGY AND OUTLOOK
»Even if money – and with it banks – can’t facilitate everything,
the wrong financial system can prevent almost all peaceful change!
That's why real life, working alternatives are irreplacable! To realize these alternatives peacefully, besides a vision and pioneering
spirit, sober realistic expertise, political cleverness and high endurance are needed. Thank you for combining all of these elements. A
real stroke of luck for society!«
Wolfgang Pekny
Editor-in-chief of the Platform Footprint
Chairman of the Initaitive Civil Society
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project »bank for the common good«
timeline
BAD BANK?
16th December
Josef Ackermann demands public ›Bad
Banks‹ in Germany.
2009
2008
www.mitgruenden.at
GOOD BANK!
23rd January
Attac Austria demands
›Good Banks‹ in a press
release.
DEMOCRATIC BANK
26th February
Christian Felber designs
a »Democratic Bank« in
an op-ed piece in the
Austrian »Standard«.
VISION
February
60 individuals develop
and define the vision
of the bank project
which is adopted by the
ASSOCIATION
5th October
The »Association for
the Foundation and the
Support of a Democratic
Bank« is founded.
KICK-OFF
16th June
First meeting in
Viennese cafe.
3rd October
Kick-off event in Vienna. 110 highly motivated people from all over
Austria appear.
OPEN CALL
23rd April
Attac Austria adopts the
position paper »Democratic Bank« and makes
an open call to Austrian
civil society to found
such a bank.
2010
BUSINESS CASE
August – October
A team of 18 persons
develop the strategy of
the future bank, including the business plan.
2011
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COOPERATIVE
April
The cooperative is established...
2015
Professionalisation
January – December
Two project coordinators are
hired by the founding association, the project structure is
improved, the name is changed
by 80 activists, the campaign
for the collection of capital is
prepared.
2014
2013
2012
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SURVEY
Spring
More than 3000 supporters
answer an online survey
about the optimal capital
share.
CAPITAL COLLLECTION
Spring
The capital collection
campaign is starting.
December
... and officially registered.
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CONFERECNCES, SPEECHES AND MORE
all events: www.christian-felber.at/vortraege.php
France
Paris
07/11/2014
Chile
Frutillar
16/10/2014
Turkey
Istanbul
13/10/2014
Czech Republic
Prag
30/07/2014
Switzerland
Caux
05/07/2014
Argentina
Buenos Aires
27 - 29/11/2013
Speaker at OECD Conference »Well-beeing as
business purpose«
Organized by OECD
Economy for the Common Good in Chile
Organized by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile
Keynote speaker at 18th Organic World Congress
Organized by International Federation of Organic
Agriculture Movement (IFOAM)
»BOOKTalks: Economics as Religion« with
Tomás Sedlácek(CZ) and Robert Nelson (USA)
Organized by the team of Tomas Sedlacek
Speaker at the Caux-Initiatives of Change:
ˇ
»Trustˇand Integrity
in the Global Economy 2014«
Organized by Caux Conference
International seminar »Bienes Comunes y Bien
Común« at University of Buenos Aires
Organized by Faculty of Economic Sciences of
University of Buenos Aires (UBA)
Finland
Helsinki
25 + 26/10/2013
Mexico
Mexico City
20/09/2013
Germany
Hamburg
03/05/2013
Spain
Valencia
03/04/2012
Germany
Cologne
20/03/2012
Austria
Vienna
08/03/2012
Book presentation »Näkyvä Käsi« (Finnish translation
of ›ECG‹) at Gaudeamus Book Store, Helsinki and at
Helsinki Book Fair
Organized by Gaudeamus Univ. Press publishing house
Conference »Economía del Bien Común« (ECG) at
Escuela Superior de Economía del IPN
Organized by IPN and Secretaría de Educación Pública
Speaker at Deutscher Evangelischer Kirchentag
(DEKT)
Organized by German Protestant Church Congress
Conference »La Economía del Bien Común« (ECG)
at Universitat de València
Organized by Attac, Ecomomía del Bien Común and
Universitat de València
Book presentation »Die Gemeinwohlökonomie« (ECG)
at Lit.Cologne
Organized by Lit.Cologne festival
Joint book presentation of »Economy for the Common Good« (Christian Felber) and »Ecomomics of
ˇ
ˇ
Good and Evil« (Tomás Sedlácek) at Hofburg
Organized by Alpbach Talks
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public events
television appearances
"Felber und Schellhorn pro und
kontra Vermögenssteuern"
»extra Lit.Cologne«
Zeit im Bild 2
Austria / 20/02/2013
west ART
Germany | 20/03/2012
»Kapitalismus gescheitert?«
Club 2
Austria | 12/12/2012
»Economía del
Bien Común«
Para Todos La 2
Spain | 06/06/2012
EL Mundo
22/02/2014
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international
media coverage
picture by: Robert Gortana
international media coverage
2014
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»A corporate balance sheet with a
little added love«
Economy for the Common Good
Great Britain | 21/10/2014
»Christian Felber: ‘Hay que darles ventajas
legales a las empresas éticas’«
Economy for the Common Good in Chile
Chile | 18/10/2014
»Christian Felber erhält Wirtschaftsbuchpreis«
"Money" selected as best business book 2014
Austria | 08/10/2014
»Die privatisierte Rechtsprechung«
TTIP and the investor-state dispute settlement
Austria | 01/10/2014
»Sonnentor-Chef: Bin froh, dass ich
überstimmt wurde«
Economy for the Common Good in practice
Austria | 31/07/2014
»Geldrelevante Fragen«
Book review of »Money«
Germany | 13/07/2014
»Wir sind Weltmeister der Ersatzbefriedigung«
Interview about himself, money and economy
Germany | 20/06/2014
»Der Weg vom Schuldengeld zum Vollgeld«
Op-ed piece on financial system
Austria | 13/06/2014
»Für eine alternative Wirtschaft«
Economy for the Common Good
Luxembourg | 24/05/2014
»Felber denkt selber«
Money as a public good
Germany | 14/05/2014
»Die Erschöpfungsgeschichte der Banken«
»Kein roter Teppich für Erpresser«
Book review of »Money«
Germany | 15/07/2014
Interview about a new monetary system
Austria | 15/03/2014
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international media coverage
2011 - 2014
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»La economía necesita alinearse
con los valores humanos«
Interview about the ECG
Spain | 22/02/2014
»Can we create an ›Economy
for the Common Good‹?«
Economy for the Common Good
Great Britain | 06/01/2014
»Tietokirjat«
»Die letzte Instanz ist mein eigenes Herz«
Profile
Germany | 14/12/2012
»Geld kann nur Mittel zum Zweck sein«
Interview about the ECG
Switzerland | 12/11/2012
»Christian Felber explicará su Teoría del
Bien Común en el Rectorado de la UMA«
Book review of the Finnish edition of ECG
Finnland | 01/01/2014
Economy for the Common Good
Spain | 25/09/2012
»Desenmascarando al capitalismo«
»Ökonomie statt Belletristik«
Interview about values, economy and money
Spain | 01/10/2013
»El intelectual Christian Felber ofrecerá
alternativas al capitalismo en el Rototom«
Economy for the Common Good
Spain | 21/06/2013
»Mozart sería un apasionado del bien común«
Profile
Spain | 06/03/2013
Book review of »Let´s Save the Euro«
Germany | 23/03/2012
»Equa, solidale e felice a Vienna ritorna
la Comune«
Economy for the Common Good
Italy | 01/11/2011
»Die Achse der Guten«
Economy for the Common Good
Germany | 17/10/2011
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LA TERCERA | Economy for the Common Good | Chile | 16/10/2014
15/07/2014 | Germany | Book review of »Money« | Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
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ie Instabilität und Krisenanfälligkeit unseres Geldund Finanzsystems und ihre teilweise verheerenden Wirkungen
sind zu einem allgegenwärtigen
Gegenstand des öffentlichen Bewusstseins geworden. Vermehrt
kommt es in letzter Zeit daher
zum umfassenden Nachdenken
über das vorherrschende Verständnis von Geld als zentraler
Steuerungsinstitution
unserer
Wirtschaft. Dabei verliert die
ökonomische Standardtheorie
die alleinige Deutungshoheit
allmählich und wird durch heterodoxe Ansätze ergänzt.
Zu den neueren lesenswerten
Beiträgen dieser Debatte gehören Christian Felbers „Geld.
Die neuen Spielregeln“ sowie das jüngst auf Deutsch erschienene „Geld. Die wahre
Geschichte“
des
britischen
Ökonomen und Altphilologen
Felix Martin. Beide Bücher
erörtern aus unterschiedlichen
Perspektiven Möglichkeiten der
demokratischen Kontrolle von
Geld.
In seiner „unautorisierten Biographie“, so der Originaltitel,
schildert Felix Martin höchst
anschaulich und unterhaltsam
die Geschichte des Geldes. Er
will helfen, das Verständnis
dessen, was Geld eigentlich
ausmacht, zu erweitern und der
Realität anzupassen. Martin
wendet sich gegen die weitverbreitete Auffassung von Geld als
einer Sache, einer besonderen
Ware, die sich aufgrund ihrer
natürlichen Eigenschaften wie
etwa Haltbarkeit und Knappheit
auf dem Markt als Geld herausgebildet hat. Für ihn ist Geld
eine „soziale Technologie“, ein
auf einer abstrakten Werteinheit
basierendes System von Kredit-
konten sowie ihrer Verrechnung.
Es ist eine spezifische, übertragbare Form von Kredit. Münzen und
Banknoten können zwar als Geldzeichen auftreten, aber ihr Wert
fußt nicht auf ihrem Eigenwert oder
einem Realwert, den sie unmittelbar repräsentieren, sondern auf dem
Vertrauen auf den Aussteller.
Martin vertritt somit die sogenannte
Kredittheorie des Geldes, welche
lange Zeit eine Außenseiterposition am Rande der Wirtschaftswissenschaften fristete, in jüngster
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samkeit erhält. Er will zeigen, dass
diese Auffassung die längste Zeit in
der Geschichte geteilt wurde – bis
sich die moderne Wirtschaftswissenschaft herausbildete. In Martins
Erzählung kommt John Locke die
Rolle zu, die Geldtheorie langfristig
auf einen Irrweg gebracht zu haben.
Dieser Irrweg besteht darin, Geld
als einen „trägen Klumpen Metall“
und seinen Wert aus dem Naturalwert von etwa Gold oder Silber abzuleiten. Für Martin versperrt diese
Vorstellung eines natürlichen Geldwertes aber den Blick auf systemim-
aber wied
keit erhäl
Auffassun
Geschich
die mod
schaft he
Erzählun
Rolle zu,
auf einen
Dieser Ir
als einen
und seine
wert von
zuleiten.
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Süddeutsche Zeitung | Interview | Germany | 20/06/2014
01/09/2013 | Spain | Interview | El Pais
von alexander hagelüken
und dieter sürig
hristian Felber kommt zum
CInterview
ein wenig zu spät.
Der lang jährige Führungsmann von Attac Österreich
hat dafür eine gute Ausrede:
Er versucht, seine Termine nur
mit Bus und Bahn zu bewältigen. Wer wie der 41-Jährige
in seinem neuen Buch gleich
„die Herrschaft des Geldes
beenden will“, muss wohl versuchen, seinen eigenen Alltag
ethisch korrekt zu gestalten.
Ein Gespräch über seine Herkunft und die Zeit als Ministrant auf dem Land, die Schattenseiten des Fußballs und
eine neue Wirtschaftsordnung.
SZ: Christian Felber, reden
wir über Geld. Sie waren mit
sechs Jahren Ministrant,
Sie hätten ein braver Normalbürger wer- den können. Aber Sie wollen lieber
die Welt verändern. Was ist
passiert?
Christian Felber: (lacht) Ich
hab als Jugendlicher tief über
meine Situation nachgedacht
und einen Ausweg gesucht,
aus der Kirche und aus meiner
kleinstbürgerlichen Herkunft
auf dem Land im Salzburger Flachgau. Die vielleicht
wichtigste Veränderung war,
dass ich Tänzer wurde. Gegen alle Warnungen aus meinem Umfeld, das sei homosexuell.
Echt?
Ja. Das größte Defizit unserer westlichen Kultur ist ein
Mangel an Fühlen. Grundlage einer friedlichen Kultur ist es, sowohl die eigenen
Bedürfnisse wahrzunehmen
als auch mit der ganzen Welt
mitzufühlen, die tägliche Ge-
walt in einer Kleinbürgerfamilie genauso wahrzunehmen wie die Zerstörung
des
Regenwalds.
Das
Konzept einer Gemein-
wohlökonomie versucht, beides
in Balance bringen, die eigenen
Bedürfnisse und die der übrigen
Individuen und der Natur. Individualität und Gemeinschaft,
Eigennutzen und Gemeinwohl zu
vereinbaren, das ist das Ziel.
Sie sagten mal, Sie brauchten
zehn Jahre Einsamkeit, um
Ihren Weg zu finden.
Ich spreche hier über die Zeit
ab der Pubertät. Je stärker du in
sozialen Strukturen steckst, vom
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Fußballteam über Dorfvereine
oder eine klassische Familie, wo
du für die Erfüllung bestimmter
Rollenbilder geliebt wirst, desto
weniger kannst du hinterfragen,
wer du wirklich bist und was du
eigentlich willst.
Brachen Sie damals mit den
Eltern?
Für eine Zeit schon. Ich bin mit
17 von zu Hause weg. Mit 19
ging ich nach Mexiko. Es war
eine schmerzhafte Zeit. Ich woll-
te ja Anschluss, Freundschaft,
Dauerparty, Teenagerliebe. Aber
ich bekam das nicht, weil ich
keinen Zugang zu meinen wirklichen Gefühlen fand. Und so was
merken die Frauen auch. Das
Ganze entspannte sich zwischen
20 und 30. Heute fehlt mir gar
nix.
Auch nicht der Fußball?
Ich find Fußball großartig,
aber wenn er zum Wettkampf
wird, ist er giftig bis töd- lich.
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DER SPIEGEL | Economy for the Common Good | Germany | 17/10/2011
27/09/2010 | Austria | Report on the Bank for the Common Good | PROFIL
Von Georges Desrues
W
aghalsige Spekulationen, windige Geschäfte, astronomisch
hohe Boni und die blanke Gier gelten
als zentrale Ursachen für die größte
Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise der vergangenen 80 Jahre - und sind nun
jede Attribute, die häufig mit Banken
in Verbindung gebracht werden. Angesichts dessen ist es kein Wunder,
dass immer mehr Anleger genauer
darauf achten wollen, wem sie ihr
Geld anvertrauen, und nach Geldinstituten Ausschau halten, die in vielen Bereichen genau das Gegenteil
Konventioneller Banken versprechen. Darauf wollen sich ethisch, sozial
und ökologisch orientierte Institute
spezialisieren, die in jüngster Zeit
einen starken Zuwachs an Kunden,
Einlagen- und Kreditsummen verzeichnen.
Tatsächlich erleben Banken mit
ökosozialer Ausrichtung seit Beginn
der Krise einen wahren Boom. In
Deutschland konnte der Marktführer
in diesem Bereich, die schon 1974
gegründete Gemeinschaftsbank für
Leihen und Schenken (GLS), seine
Kundenzahl in bloß zwei Jahren um
11.000 Klienten auf 73.000 Personen
steigern. ...
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impressions
impressions
see, feel, Hear and listen
press pictures: www.christian-felber.at/kontakt.php
ECG Spain | Spain 2013
© www.uschioswald.at
Talk at Austrian Parliament | Austria 2005
getAbstract Book Award
Frankfurt 2014
Christian invited by the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs of Chile | Chile 2014
Panel discussion with Christian Felber,
Harald Welzer and Muck Petzet | Germany 2013
ECG Colombia | Colombia 2014
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curriculum
vitæ
curriculum vitæ
Christian Felber
cv in various languages: www.christian-felber.at/cv.php
Personal
INFORMATION
Professional
Experience
political
Projects
2010 | founder of the »Economy for the Common Good«
www.ecogood.org
2010 | founder of the project »Bank for the Common Good«
www.mitgruenden.at
2000 | co-founder of Attac Austria, press speaker for three
years and executive board member for two years
www.attac.at
© José Luis Roca
*December 9th, 1972
in Salzburg | Austria
Team Christian Felber
Postfach 30
A -1072 Vienna
www.christian-felber.at
info @ christian-felber.at
University
Teacher
international
lecturer
contemporary
dancer
book author
awards
2014 | »Premio Nueva Civilización« 2014 from
University of Chile
freelance
journalist
Since 2008 | at Vienna University of Economics and Business, University of Graz, University of Klagenfurt,
Polytechnic University of Valencia and others
Since 2004 | approx. 15 talks per month in 25 countries
Since 2004 | professional contemporary dancer
Since 1998 | 14 books, incl. several bestsellers
Since 1996 | regular contributions in nearly all Austrian
quality newspapers
2014 | getAbstract International Book Award 2014
2013 | teaching prize 2012/13 from University of Graz
2013 | recognition of IPN in México City
2010 | nominated for the »Communicator of the Year«
2010 | elected as civil society leader for sustainability
University
studies
1990 - 1996 | Romance Philology, Political science
Psychology, Sociology
in ViennA and
Madrid
Degree
Magister philosophiae
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curriculum vitæ
Christian Felber
cv in various languages: www.christian-felber.at/cv.php
BooKs
Selection
Free Trade Agreement TTIP
original (ger) »Freihandelsabkommen TTIP«
r ele
2014
2014 Hanser Box
MoNey
original (ger) »GELd. dIE nEUEn SPIELREGELn«
r ele
JBZ
TOp 10
JBZ
ecoNoMy For the coMMoN gooD
original (ger) »dIE GEMEInwOHL-ÖkOnOMIE«
2014 Deuticke [revised edition]
a se d
[
IN T E R
NAT IONA
Let´s Save the Euro
original (ger) »Retten wir den Euro«
2012 Deuticke
original (ger) »kOOPERAtIOn StAtt kOnkURREnZ«
2009 Deuticke
JBZ
TOp 10
JBZ
Polish
L
BEST R
E
SELL
cooperatIoN, Not coMpetIoN
TOp 10
»ecoNoMy For the
coMMoN gooD«
2014
2014 Deuticke
TOp 10
traNslatioNs
a se d
New ValUeS For the ecoNoMy
original (ger) »nEUE wERtE FüR dIE wIRtSCHAFt«
]
2015 | English, Serbian and Dutch edition
2014 | miret | »L’economia del bé comú«
Finnish
2013 | Gaudeamus | »Näkyvä käsi«
Spanish
French
German
other BookS
traNSlated INto
i ng
2015
2014 | Bialy Wiatr | »Gospodarka dobra wspólnego«
Catalan
Italian
C om
2012 | technice Nuove | »L’economia del bene comune«
2012 | Deusto | »La economía del bien común«
2011 | actes Sud | »L’economie citoyenne«
2010 | Deuticke | »Die Gemeinwohl- Ökonomie« 1st edition
Korean | Spanish | Turkish
2008 Deuticke 50 propoSalS For a FaIrer worlD
original (ger) »50 vORSCHLäGE FüR EInE GERECHtERE wELt«
2006 Deuticke
International
media coverage
2014 | Economy for the Common Good in Financial Times
2014 | Money. The new rules of the Game in FAZ
OF FISH AND ARROWS
2014 | Op-ed piece on financial system in Standard
original (ger) »VON FISCHEN UND PFEILEN«
all books
1999 Edition Doppelpunkt
2014 | Economy for the Common Good in The Guardian
Towards an Ecological Future
original (spa) »Hacia un futoro ecológico«
1998 Editorial Fundamentos
2013 | Profile in El Pais (contraportada)
www.christian-felber.at/buecher.php
2012 | Profile in Süddeutsche Zeitung
all articles
www.christian-felber.at/artikel.php
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... feeling is more intelligent than thinking.«
graphic design
Illustration by Julia Loew
www.ideengarten.it
Höbel & Kaufmann