Human Flourishing, the Economy,
and Monetary Reform, Part II
December 15, 2010
Princeton, New Jersey

Sponsored by
The James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions
and
The Program in Contemporary European Politics and Society
Princeton University

Organized by
The Program in Ethics, Culture, and Economic Development
of the
Witherspoon Institute

For more information about the consultation,
please email Lauren Wilson at lwilson@winst.org

Statement of the Project
With the expansion of the government's economic responsibilities over the past three years, there has been growing public concern about the economic role of the state and the level of sovereign and private debt. With this in mind, the Witherspoon Institute of Princeton, New Jersey is assembling a group of distinguished scholars--economists, philosophers, legal scholars, journalists and historians--to discuss a principled approach to these concerns that is grounded in a robust conception of the common good and human flourishing, with a particular focus on the reform of monetary policy.

Moderator:
Luis E. Tellez - President, The Witherspoon Institute

Roundtable Discussants:
Michael Bordo, Rutgers University
Frank Cannon, American Principles Project
Sean Fieler, Equinox Partners
Robert P. George, Princeton University
Kevin Jackson, Fordham University
Harold James, Princeton University
William Kristol, The Weekly Standard
Yuval Levin, National Affairs
Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review
Benn Steil, Council on Foreign Relations
James Stoner, Louisiana State University

*Location: Multipurpose Room, Carl A. Fields Center, 58 Prospect Ave.*

Consultation Schedule
8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast

Session 1: Human Flourishing, Government, and the Economy
9:00 a.m.
The State, the Economy, and the Money Dilemma
Samuel Gregg,
The Acton Institute

Q&A Discussion
Moderated by Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence
Princeton University

10:45 a.m. Coffee Break

11:00 a.m.
The Aftermath of the Financial Crisis:
The Challenge to Economics and Economic Thought
Harold James, Professor of History
Princeton University

12:00 p.m. Lunch Break

Session 2: Monetary Reform
1:30 p.m.
Lessons from the Gold Standard for Monetary Reform
Michael Bordo, Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Monetary and Financial History
Rutgers University

Asset-backed Money and Private Money
Benn Steil, Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics
Council on Foreign Relations

Discussion

4:00 p.m. End

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