A Conversation on the Economy with Joe Stiglitz and Paul Krugman

[Source: INET Blog]

 

A safe and just space for humanity

[Source: Oxfam]

Introducing 'The Doughnut' of social and planetary boundaries for development

The Predictability of Unpredictability

[Source: RSA channel on YouTube]

Nassim Nicholas Taleb discusses his groundbreaking ideas and their relevance to the current economic crisis, national policy making and other topics with Rohan Silva, senior policy advisor to the Prime Minister.

The Price of Civilization

[Source: The Oxford Martin School on YouTube]

Keynote Speaker: Professor Jeffrey Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute, Columbia University

Lecture summary: 'The Price of Civilization: Reawakening American Virtue and Prosperity'.

Sachs argues that for the U.S. to regain sound fiscal health the country must also reform its politics. While economic recovery necessitates coming to terms with global realities, America must also rein in lobbyists' power and political spin and limit corporate contributions. Sachs explains why the complexity of the world economy means that the American form of capitalism, with a hands-off government allowing market forces to govern the economic realm, guarantees a future of instability. He tells us why we must agree on a role for government in the equation and reach a consensus on the values that unite us as citizens of the world.

U.S.: The worst income inequality?

[Source: CNN Money]

Interview with Branko Milanović, lead economist in the World Bank's research department and author of "The Haves and the Have-Nots"

Growth Has an Expiration Date

[Source: Compass Summit 2011]

 

Growth Has an Expiration Date from Compass Summit on FORA.tv

Also see: http://physics.ucsd.edu/do-the-math/2011/11/growth-has-an-expiration-date/

The Collaborative Consumption Revolution

Why The Collaborative Consumption Revolution Might Be As Significant As The Industrial Revolution

[Source: TechCrunch article]

How economic inequality harms societies

"Richard Wilkinson charts the hard data on economic inequality, and shows what gets worse when rich and poor are too far apart: real effects on health, lifespan, even such basic values as trust."

[Source: TED Talks] 

 

Transforming Cultures: From Consumerism to Sustainability

[Source: Worldwatch Institute Blogs]

The Rise and Fall of Consumer Cultures

"State of the World 2010" Project Director Erik Assadourian presents the findings at Allegheny College on Earth Day

Symbionomics: The Economics of Living Together

[Source: Symbionomics]

The Circular Economy

[Source: The Ellen MacArthur Foundation]

Also read the article in The Guardian

Gary Hamel - Reinventing the Technology of Human Accomplishment

[Source: YouTube]

Paul Polak - The Future Corporation

[Source: TEDx Talks]

Jeffrey Sachs on the Corporate Influence in Politics

[Source: Project Syndicate]

The column discussed is "The Global Economy's Corporate Crime Wave" by Jeffrey Sachs and can be read at http://bit.ly/kMEguZ  and his column on Project Syndicate is at http://bit.ly/jeffdsachs

Umair Haque: Building a 21st Century Economy

[Source: Umair Haque's Blog]

Presented at TEDxOxbridge on June 4, 2011

What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom

"The Trap: What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom" is a BBC documentary series in 3 parts of about one hour each, made by Adam Curtis

Part 1 of 3 -

View the entire series in playlist mode or by clicking 'Up Next' after each part, starting with Part 1 above.

The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power

Source [The Corporation Film]

This is Part 1 of 23 -

View the entire film in playlist mode or by clicking 'Up Next' after each part, starting with Part 1 above.

The Story of Stuff: Citizens United vs FEC

[Source: The Story of Stuff Project]

The Story of Citizens United v. FEC, an exploration of the inordinate power that corporations exercise in our democracy.

Also read: related blog post

CEOs on capitalism’s challenges

Four CEOs discuss the difficulties of managing an evolving business environment with the long term in mind, and of working with stakeholders and communities interested in more than bottom-line returns.

[Source: McKinsey Quarterly]

Caterpillar’s Jim Owens, The Carlyle Group’s David Rubenstein, Starbucks’s Howard Schultz, and Unilever’s Paul Polman discuss some of the current challenges to capitalism—ranging from long-term planning and stakeholder management to building trust and consumer confidence—and how companies can address them in a socially responsible way.

Going Green Makes Business Sense

[Source: Andrew Winston's Blog]

Also read the related blog post at the Xerox site