Comments on: Bernard Lietaer’s Talk at Schumacher College – ‘The Future of Money’. http://transitionculture.org/2006/01/14/bernard-lietaers-talk-at-schumacher-college-the-future-of-money/ An Evolving Exploration into the Head, Heart and Hands of Energy Descent Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:35:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sustainability and the Money System « http://transitionculture.org/2006/01/14/bernard-lietaers-talk-at-schumacher-college-the-future-of-money/comment-page-1/#comment-60945 Sustainability and the Money System « Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:57:06 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=187#comment-60945 [...] article on Bernard Lietaer’s Talk at Schumacher College - ‘The Future of Money’. Possibly related [...] [...] article on Bernard Lietaer’s Talk at Schumacher College – ‘The Future of Money’. Possibly related [...]

]]> By: Salman Ul Haq http://transitionculture.org/2006/01/14/bernard-lietaers-talk-at-schumacher-college-the-future-of-money/comment-page-1/#comment-54987 Salman Ul Haq Wed, 13 Feb 2008 02:42:11 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=187#comment-54987 <p>Hi, The fiat money - predominant today - is fraud in capital letters! In my view the only system that could sustain the world today is money which has INTRINSIC VALUE but to my utter surprise and disappointment there aren't many working in this area.</p> <p>The quote of American banker is cent percent right. Dollar has sustained itself on behalf of all the oil been traded for it BUT HOW LONG?</p> <p>What's going to happen when dollar collapses within next few years? A mass stampede from paper currencies towards a paperless system? Electronic Money to be more precise and this is where the ultimate danger lies.</p> <p>Am working and researching more on this (though its not my field of study :) ) but it would do great benifit for mankind if people emerge from us who EXPOSE THIS UTTER FRAUDULENT SYSTEM WHICH HAS SUCKED THE BLOOD OUT OF 90% OF THE WORLD!</p> <p>PS : Where could I find Bernard's book on the web?</p> Hi,
The fiat money – predominant today – is fraud in capital letters! In my view the only system that could sustain the world today is money which has INTRINSIC VALUE but to my utter surprise and disappointment there aren’t many working in this area.

The quote of American banker is cent percent right. Dollar has sustained itself on behalf of all the oil been traded for it BUT HOW LONG?

What’s going to happen when dollar collapses within next few years? A mass stampede from paper currencies towards a paperless system? Electronic Money to be more precise and this is where the ultimate danger lies.

Am working and researching more on this (though its not my field of study :) ) but it would do great benifit for mankind if people emerge from us who EXPOSE THIS UTTER FRAUDULENT SYSTEM WHICH HAS SUCKED THE BLOOD OUT OF 90% OF THE WORLD!

PS : Where could I find Bernard’s book on the web?

]]> By: onna http://transitionculture.org/2006/01/14/bernard-lietaers-talk-at-schumacher-college-the-future-of-money/comment-page-1/#comment-49794 onna Sat, 07 Apr 2007 09:04:28 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=187#comment-49794 <p>correction on website given for Life, Money & Illusion; Living on Earth as if you want to stay, by Mike Nickerson: www.SustainWellBeing.net,</p> correction on website given for Life, Money & Illusion; Living on Earth as if you want to stay, by Mike Nickerson: http://www.SustainWellBeing.net,

]]> By: american currency http://transitionculture.org/2006/01/14/bernard-lietaers-talk-at-schumacher-college-the-future-of-money/comment-page-1/#comment-49700 american currency Wed, 04 Apr 2007 09:03:04 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=187#comment-49700 <p><strong>american currency...</strong></p> <p>I Googled for something completely different, but found your page...and have to say thanks. nice read....</p> american currency…

I Googled for something completely different, but found your page…and have to say thanks. nice read….

]]> By: Donna http://transitionculture.org/2006/01/14/bernard-lietaers-talk-at-schumacher-college-the-future-of-money/comment-page-1/#comment-2349 Donna Tue, 05 Sep 2006 19:37:30 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=187#comment-2349 Interesting thread. A new book out, titled, Life, Money & Illusion, talks about these issues, including Leitaer's work, in great detail. Info at www.SustainWell-Being.net and book summary at http://www.flora.org/sustain/LMI/lmisummary.html Interesting thread. A new book out, titled, Life, Money & Illusion, talks about these issues, including Leitaer’s work, in great detail. Info at http://www.SustainWell-Being.net and book summary at http://www.flora.org/sustain/LMI/lmisummary.html

]]> By: Tom Brown http://transitionculture.org/2006/01/14/bernard-lietaers-talk-at-schumacher-college-the-future-of-money/comment-page-1/#comment-367 Tom Brown Wed, 05 Apr 2006 12:43:25 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=187#comment-367 His first book, Future of Money, is great. Do you know any more information about "Of Human Wealth"? -Tom His first book, Future of Money, is great. Do you know any more information about “Of Human Wealth”?

-Tom

]]> By: NiklasT http://transitionculture.org/2006/01/14/bernard-lietaers-talk-at-schumacher-college-the-future-of-money/comment-page-1/#comment-147 NiklasT Tue, 31 Jan 2006 15:46:33 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=187#comment-147 I've read "The Future of Money" and I was blown off my feet. I think that Bernard has done for anthropology what Linne, Darwin and Mendel combined did to biology. He has shown how the fundamental properties of the monetary systems can affect almost every decision made in a society. Silvio Gesell realised a hundred years ago that something was wrong and deeply unfair with interest as concept, but Bernard take the field to completely new heights. The discussion about monetary systems simply MUST be considered when talking about "sustainability" and PeakOil, and Bernards book should be mandatory reading in schools. I’ve read “The Future of Money” and I was blown off my feet. I think that Bernard has done for anthropology what Linne, Darwin and Mendel combined did to biology. He has shown how the fundamental properties of the monetary systems can affect almost every decision made in a society.

Silvio Gesell realised a hundred years ago that something was wrong and deeply unfair with interest as concept, but Bernard take the field to completely new heights.

The discussion about monetary systems simply MUST be considered when talking about “sustainability” and PeakOil, and Bernards book should be mandatory reading in schools.

]]> By: Barry http://transitionculture.org/2006/01/14/bernard-lietaers-talk-at-schumacher-college-the-future-of-money/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Barry Mon, 16 Jan 2006 10:51:37 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=187#comment-108 If you can't wait until Leitaer's book I've just read another extraordinary book on a similar topic. It's called "Economia - New economic systems to empower people and support the living world", by the Australian academic Geoff Davies. It has some useful insights into economic systems, some arising from looking at economies using the newly developed paradigm of Complexity Theory. Davies shows that our economic system, in its current form, has instabilities built into it. Alternative monetary systems can be implemented to change the dynamics of our economy so that it serves us, instead of enslaving us. The power of enconomy comes from the collective actions of the whole society. Perhaps a carefully designed monetary system could allow that power to be directed vaguely towards the common good? He gives some concrete suggestions on transitioning to a such stabler and sensible system. There's more info on his website, http://www.geoffdavies.com If you can’t wait until Leitaer’s book I’ve just read another extraordinary book on a similar topic. It’s called “Economia – New economic systems to empower people and support the living world”, by the Australian academic Geoff Davies.

It has some useful insights into economic systems, some arising from looking at economies using the newly developed paradigm of Complexity Theory. Davies shows that our economic system, in its current form, has instabilities built into it. Alternative monetary systems can be implemented to change the dynamics of our economy so that it serves us, instead of enslaving us.

The power of enconomy comes from the collective actions of the whole society. Perhaps a carefully designed monetary system could allow that power to be directed vaguely towards the common good?

He gives some concrete suggestions on transitioning to a such stabler and sensible system.

There’s more info on his website,
http://www.geoffdavies.com

]]> By: Rui http://transitionculture.org/2006/01/14/bernard-lietaers-talk-at-schumacher-college-the-future-of-money/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Rui Sat, 14 Jan 2006 19:04:29 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=187#comment-106 Hi Rob Money indeed... our nemesis. But the tide may yet be too strong to be turned if peak oil/dollar crash hits us as soon as this decade. The tide is 6-billion against what? 60-thousand? How to involve millions of uninterested people in energy descent issues? Any insight? Rui Hi Rob
Money indeed… our nemesis. But the tide may yet be too strong to be turned if peak oil/dollar crash hits us as soon as this decade. The tide is 6-billion against what? 60-thousand? How to involve millions of uninterested people in energy descent issues? Any insight?
Rui

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