Philip Beard
Philip Beard, Ph.D., emeritus professor of German at Sonoma State University, co-designed and from 2000 to 2005 co-coordinated the Global Studies B.A. program there. His interest in complementary economics stems from his extensive study of the roots of violent behavior. Since the early 1990’s, Dr. Beard has collaborated on various projects aiming to design and implement robust, sustainable mutual credit programs at the regional level. The current design, “Sustaining Capital,” forms an important part of the Sonoma County GoLocal Cooperative’s long-term plans. Dr. Beard is a co-founder of GoLocal and serves on the cooperative’s board of directors.
Stories by Philip Beard
GO LOCAL Board Member Philip Beard shares his thoughts about local currency.
Yes! Magazine highlights the joy of finding people who can fix our broken gadgets.
In case you’d missed it, Greece has now become a third-world country. Unemployment figures are huge and growing. Businesses are failing hand over fist.
YES! Magazine author Michael Shuman describes numerous smart, profitable ways to support our communities by shifting our investments.
Read more about the workings of the Mondragon Co-operative Corporation and how it's faring in these economic times.
Read more about the workings of the Mondragon Co-operative Corporation and how it's faring in these economic times.
Read more about the workings of the Mondragon Co-operative Corporation and how it's faring in these economic times.
Read more about the workings of the Mondragon Co-operative Corporation and its 120 member businesses.
What can GoLocal learn from the Mondragon cooperatives? How might we put these lessons to best use?
Our debt-based monetary system is not serving us well.
Money. It’s what everybody needs to run their lives. And right now, we’re all asking: How come we don’t have enough money to do what we need to do? Everybody’s in the red. The U.S Treasury, states, counties, cities, homeowners, businesses, non-profits.