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Inspired by: FP7 » Trading prosperity

version: 1 / created: 2009-11-23
id: #314 / version id: #314
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Originally submitted by: Joe Ravetz
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Source of inspiration

European Commission Framework Programme for RTD (FP7)

Theme/activity of inspiration

Theme 8 - Socio-economic Sciences and the Humanities

Sub-theme/area of inspiration

Developing better indicators for policy

Optional reference/s to FP7 project/s

Use the following format: Project Acronym (Project Reference No.). Use commas if more than one project is associated to this Wild Card, for example: ALFA-BIRD (213266), SAFAR (213374), LAPCAT-II (211485)
INNOS&T, AMELI

Headline

(max. 9 words)

Trading prosperity

Description

(approx. 150 words)
Please describe the Wild Card (approx. 150 words)
New indicators for prosperity and well being are increasingly popular, and EU trading markets set up. Alternative forms of money and exchange proliferate, which would seem to be good for prosperity, but huge fortunes are made by intermediaries and speculators.

Keywords

indicators, prosperity, market, speculation, intermediaries, money

Likelihood

Closest timeframe for at least 50% likelihood
Please use one of the following options:
now-2025

Type of event

Unplanned consequence of events/trends/situations (e.g. financial crisis, accidental breakthrough)

Type of systems affected

Human-built Systems - E.g. organisations, processes, technologies, etc.

Importance

please specify:
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Level 3: important for the European Union