The University of Valencia hosts on next Friday, 9th February at 6:00 pm at "Gregori Maians" Social Sciences Library, the presentation of Christian Felber's new book "For an Ethical World Trade", author and impeller of the Chair of Economy for the Common Good.

Christian Felber will be accompanied by Maria Dolores Parra, IVACE’s General Director of Internationalization; Joan Ramon Sanchis, Economics for the Common Good’s Director; Maria Amigo, Valencian Association for the Promotion of the Economy for the Common Good’s President and Alberto Llucian, Economy for the Common Good of Valencia in terms of World Trade’s Representative.

Christian Felber is a university professor of Austrian economics; dancer, writer and informational in matters of economics and sociology who specializes in sustainable economics and alternatives to financial markets. He has developed a new international economic model called Economy for the Common Good. He is a founding member of the Global Attac justice movement in Austria and initiator of the Democratic Banking.

In his new book, he writes against protectionism and denies the free market’s myths by proposing an alternative economic model. Felber maintains that there should be fewer barriers for countries and companies that make a contribution to human rights, sustainable development, fair distribution of wealth, cultural diversity or significant employment. And there should be more trade barriers for those who do not respect human rights, climatic delinquents or those that exploit others.

Christian Felber notes that society must recover the principles of community and bet on ethical trade, not as a purpose but as a tool to achieve higher goals among which are human rights, sustainable development, social cohesion or justice.  Felber also criticizes the current course of current policies and international agreements because they do not protect human rights, and obviously do not demand compliance.

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