Conference
The 4th Economics of Happiness Conference took place in Portland, Oregon from February 27th to March 1st, 2015. The program included plenaries, panels, interactive workshops and other participatory sessions.
The wide range of inter-connected topics included: local food, public policy, democracy, local business, the commons, cooperatives, local finance, spirituality, connecting to nature, economic indicators, health, education, bridging the North-South divide, the new economy movement, climate justice, cultural diversity, biodiversity, environmental justice, income inequality, and the impact of the economy on our psychological well-being.
For proceedings, including slides and talk transcripts, click here.
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Opening Evening
Helena Norberg-Hodge
Saturday
Plenary 1
Camila Moreno
Manish Jain
Chet Bowers
Ellen Brown
Plenary 2
Jihan Gearon
Derek Rasmussen
Sandra Lubarsky
Bayo Akomolafe
Plenary 3
Michael Shuman
Richard Heinberg
Carol Black
Janelle Orsi
Plenary 4
Donnie Maclurcan
Catherine Ingram
Cameron Whitten
Severn Cullis-Suzuki
Plenary 5
John de Graaf
Charles Eisenstein
Closing
Helena Norberg-Hodge