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

Areas of Focus

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, retrieved online: 2009-05-23 * 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 A social issue is a problem that affects many people within a society. It is a group of common problems in present-day society and ones that many people strive to solve. It is often the consequence of factors extending beyond an individual's cont ...

, culture; advantages and disadvantages *Participatory decision-making in democracy *

Acceleration phenomena In mechanics, acceleration is the rate of change of the velocity of an object with respect to time. Accelerations are vector quantities (in that they have magnitude and direction). The orientation of an object's acceleration is given by th ...

*Non-material indicators of prosperity *The new capitalism *Europe in the 21st century – two differing speeds? *Slaves and masters in information society *

Sustainability Specific definitions of sustainability are difficult to agree on and have varied in the literature and over time. The concept of sustainability can be used to guide decisions at the global, national, and individual levels (e.g. sustainable livi ...

as an investment principle *Examine "

The Reasons of Growth ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in ...

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

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