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'The Sharing Economy: Hapimag - A Business for the Common Good'
The text of a talk given at Hapimag, Albufeira on
Monday 5 January 2015
Prof. Kamran Mofid*
Founder, Globalisation for the Common Good Initiative (GCGI)
INTRODUCTION
In the last few decades, and especially from the late 1970s with the rise of Thatcherism and Reaganism, the business world has been under the spell of neo-liberalism, obsessed with economic reform, growth, an ever-expanding free-market liberalism, structural adjustment policies, privatisation, deregulation, profit maximisation, cost minimisation and the highest bonuses for short-term gains, amongst others.
This destructive ideology has led many business leaders to falsely believe that there is competition between being efficient and profitable, and being for the common good.
One of the businesses that have risen above this false ideology is Hapimag.
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OIKONOMOS – a documentary about transforming economics education
This inspiring documentary shows how student groups are emerging to challenge the economics curriculum, changing how economics is taught in a world that is changing.
Since the deepening and continuing crash of the 2008, there has been an equally increasing, deepening and continuing criticism of economics and economists not dealing with societal issues, and ignoring the value of values in their teaching, a topic which I have extensively been writing about, of which some examples are noted below:
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As this year draws to a close we would like to say a heartfelt thank you for your collaboration and support over the past 12 months. We look forward to our continuing collaboration and solidarity.
This has been an exciting year for us here at GCGI. Together, with all our friends and colleagues around the world we are navigating these challenging times beset by gross human rights violations and intrepid injustices. At the same time there are many seeds of inspired awakenings taking root throughout the world!
We would very much like to share a couple of poems with you. The first is by the legendary environmental activist, Wendell Berry. It is a therapeutic reminder of the wonder and beauty inherent in life on our precious Earth. The other is from Hafez, the 14th-century Persian philosopher of love, a seeker of wisdom, who became a poet of genius, a lover of truth who has transcended the ages. May these poems be a source of hope and inspiration to you, as we must remain positive and hopeful in our quest to change the world, for the better.
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