Club of Vienna

The Club of Vienna is an international association which has 24 members and interested in social, scientific, economic and ecological issues.

Areas of focus
Particular attention is given to:


 * intellectual, cultural, ecological and economic potential in the area of conflict between regional and national interests
 * the trend towards globalization
 * possible scenarios for the city of Vienna.

Founding president

 * Rupert Riedl (1925-2005)

Current topics of the Club of Vienna

 * Consequences of migration in Europe: opening of the east, transit, currents of traffic, economic consequences, social issues, culture; advantages and disadvantages
 * Participatory decision-making in democracy
 * Acceleration phenomena
 * Non-material indicators of prosperity
 * The new capitalism
 * Europe in the 21st century – two differing speeds?
 * Slaves and masters in information society
 * Sustainability as an investment principle
 * Examine "The Reasons of Growth"

Literature

 * Kapitalismus gezähmt? Weltreligionen und Kapitalismus (H. Knoflacher, K. Woltron, A. Rosik-Kölbl, editors), 2006. Verlag echo media, Vienna
 * Wege in den Postkapitalismus (K. Woltron, H. Knoflacher, A. Rosik-Kölbl, editors), 2004. Verlag edition selene, Vienna
 * Die Ursachen des Wachstums. Unsere Chancen zur Umkehr (R. Riedl, M. Delpos, editors), 1996. Verlag Kremayr und Scheriau: Vienna