Raj Patel to Speak at the
2010 National Summit on a People-Centred Economy
Across Canada and around the world, people and communities are inventing new and re-discovering old ways of organizing the production, distribution, and sharing of resources that are more sustainable, more equitable and more efficient. The choice of Elinor Ostrom as the recipient of the 2009 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics for her work on the commons is an indication of the signal that these ideas are being taken ever more seriously.
Raj Patel is another leading voice for a new vision of economics and the market. His most recent book, The Value of Nothing, calls on citizens the world over to rethink our dominant economic model, linking current food, climate and economic crises to broader questions of democracy. ‘If economics is about choices,’ Patel writes, ‘it isn’t often said who gets to make them.’
A New York Times bestselling author, academic and activist, Patel will deliver a keynote address to open the 2010 National Summit on a People-Centred Economy, in Ottawa, May 30 to June 1. The Summit will bring together people active in the co-operative, community economic development and social economy sectors across the country, as well as community and non-profit leaders committed to re-balancing economic systems in order to build healthy, sustainable, and inclusive communities.
Six papers have been drafted on the key Summit themes and are available to read, edit, and comment at http://people-centredeconomy.wikispot.org in preparation the event.
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For more information on the Summit and engagement activities leading up to the event, please visit: http://www.ccednet-rcdec.ca/en/summit.
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