Comments on: Creative Capitalism? How About Conscious Capitalism? http://blurringborders.com/2008/07/26/creative-capitalism-how-about-conscious-capitalism/ Tech Policy, Development and World Affairs Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: wilfred71drapeau http://blurringborders.com/2008/07/26/creative-capitalism-how-about-conscious-capitalism/comment-page-1/#comment-326 wilfred71drapeau Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:04:56 +0000 http://kevindonovan.wordpress.com/?p=185#comment-326 thank you thank you

]]> By: wilfred71drapeau http://blurringborders.com/2008/07/26/creative-capitalism-how-about-conscious-capitalism/comment-page-1/#comment-235 wilfred71drapeau Sun, 12 Apr 2009 11:04:56 +0000 http://kevindonovan.wordpress.com/?p=185#comment-235 This is a great article and easier said than done. At my bank, it's set up to automatically take $25 from my personal to put in to savings. Even though <a href="http://www.karlsmortgagecalculator.us" rel="nofollow">Karls Mortgage Calculator</a> that's once a month, I find that I still need to put it back in my personal. LOL. Yeah, I know. That's not good. If I could do this consistently and treat it like a monthly expense, I'd be good to go. This is a great article and easier said than done. At my bank, it's set up to automatically take $25 from my personal to put in to savings. Even though Karls Mortgage Calculator that's once a month, I find that I still need to put it back in my personal. LOL. Yeah, I know. That's not good. If I could do this consistently and treat it like a monthly expense, I'd be good to go.

]]> By: wilfred71drapeau http://blurringborders.com/2008/07/26/creative-capitalism-how-about-conscious-capitalism/comment-page-1/#comment-234 wilfred71drapeau Sun, 12 Apr 2009 11:03:04 +0000 http://kevindonovan.wordpress.com/?p=185#comment-234 Creative capitalism would use dual incentives to solve hunger and disease: profits and altruism. Profit-driven firms would be more accountable while focusing on traditionally under-served markets. Take the example of “a Dutch company, which holds the rights to a cholera vaccine, retains the rights in the developed world, but shares those rights with <a href="http://www.karlsmortgagecalculator.us" rel="nofollow">Karls Mortgage Calculator</a> manufacturers in developing countries. Creative capitalism would use dual incentives to solve hunger and disease: profits and altruism. Profit-driven firms would be more accountable while focusing on traditionally under-served markets. Take the example of “a Dutch company, which holds the rights to a cholera vaccine, retains the rights in the developed world, but shares those rights with Karls Mortgage Calculator manufacturers in developing countries.

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]]> By: chris kelley http://blurringborders.com/2008/07/26/creative-capitalism-how-about-conscious-capitalism/comment-page-1/#comment-59 chris kelley Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:27:21 +0000 http://kevindonovan.wordpress.com/?p=185#comment-59 Check this recent NYT article out. Interesting blend of capitalism and giving. Returns in investment not based in $, instead returns are measured by the growth of your own community. Also, not a zero sum practice as mentioned in the article. Would be interesting to apply a similar model to the global community as developed countries would not be dragged down by helping underdeveloped countries. This may be the approach that the EU takes when it stimulates countries in the Balkans in the hopes of having a more stable continent. Unfortunately beyond being a physical neighbor, I doubt this approach would work . Don't know if increasing the living conditions of say Azeris, provides benefits to French companies. Just some rambling, contradictory thoughts that I can't even get a hold of.... http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/24/venture-financing-with-a-mission-beyond-profit/?scp=2&sq=cleveland&st=cse Check this recent NYT article out. Interesting blend of capitalism and giving. Returns in investment not based in $, instead returns are measured by the growth of your own community. Also, not a zero sum practice as mentioned in the article. Would be interesting to apply a similar model to the global community as developed countries would not be dragged down by helping underdeveloped countries. This may be the approach that the EU takes when it stimulates countries in the Balkans in the hopes of having a more stable continent. Unfortunately beyond being a physical neighbor, I doubt this approach would work . Don’t know if increasing the living conditions of say Azeris, provides benefits to French companies. Just some rambling, contradictory thoughts that I can’t even get a hold of…. http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/24/venture-financing-with-a-mission-beyond-profit/?scp=2&sq=cleveland&st=cse

]]> By: Allen Taylor http://blurringborders.com/2008/07/26/creative-capitalism-how-about-conscious-capitalism/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Allen Taylor Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:00:29 +0000 http://kevindonovan.wordpress.com/?p=185#comment-58 Nice writing. You are on my RSS reader now so I can read more from you down the road. Allen Taylor Nice writing. You are on my RSS reader now so I can read more from you down the road.

Allen Taylor

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