Monday, March 11, 2013

Franklin & Marshall College Public Economics Forum

Commentary by Roger Erickson

The Department of Economics of Franklin & Marshall College

In Cooperation with The Pennsylvania Project and the Public Banking Institute

Initial Forum March 26: Building the New Economy

Michael Shuman*: Creating Self-reliant Communities in the Global Age

Hon. Vaughn D. Spencer*: The City of Reading Initiative – A Report From The Front Lines

Mike Krauss*: The Public Banking Imperative - Local Credit and Democracy

...Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / 7 pm
Bonchek Auditorium / Franklin & Marshall College
Lancaster, Pa.

Seating is limited. Register at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/5633798844

(Hat tip Mike Krause)

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Michael Shuman is the author of The Small Mart Revolution: How Local Businesses Are Beating the Global Competition and Local Dollars, Local Sense: How to Shift Your Money from Wall Street to Main Street and Achieve Real Prosperity. He is Director of Community Portals, Mission Markets (New York), a Fellow of Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE, Bellingham, WA), the Post Carbon Institute (Santa Rosa, CA) and Cutting Edge Capital (Oakland, CA)

Vaughn D. Spencer was elected in 2011 to take the helm of the city of Reading, Pennsylvania’s sixth largest city, and one facing the challenges of lost jobs, declining tax revenues, cut-backs in state and federal funds and one of the highest rates of urban poverty in the USA. A highly regarded and recognized educator, the mayor holds a degree from Cheney College and is a Reading native and life long resident.

Mike Krauss (F&M, ’71) is a founding director of the Public Banking Institute and Chairman of the Pennsylvania Project. He has been an officer of Pennsylvania county and state government, has long experience in American politics and is a twenty-seven year veteran of the international distribution and logistics industry. He is the author of the forthcoming novel, “Pursuits of Happiness.”

1 comment:

Tom Hickey said...

Pavlina R. Tcherneva, now Assistant Professor of Economics at Bard College, formerly taught at F&M.