Discussion Boards

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	Peace Through Commerce (PTC) 101 What is Peace Through Commerce? Guidelines. Mission. Vision.	2	1	Re: PTC on the FLOW pod. Oct 12, 2006, 11:10 AM by ~Matthew
	Introduce Yourself Member introductions.	4	1	I CAN TELL THAT WE ARE GONNA BE FRIENDS :) May 19, 2007, 1:18 PM by mary
	PTC: The Big Picture General discussions and insights about peace through commerce as a concept and theory for social change.	4	9	Re: A Million Paths to Peace Sep 19, 2007, 8:33 AM by Michael
	PTC - DC Network This "discussion board" is a space dedicated to ongoing dialogue, exploration, and collaboration between people who attended the Peace Through Commerce event in Washington, DC on 30 September 2006.	1	1	Re: The Peace Through Commerce event in DC: What I learned. Oct 4, 2006, 9:31 AM by alina
	Featured Article Discussions Discuss featured articles on PTC.	1	0	Paths Toward Peace Oct 12, 2006, 10:06 AM by ~C4Chaos
	PTC Water Cooler This is where people can chat and mingle.	0	0
	PTC Bulletin Board Announcements, updates, and shout-outs related to PTC. New events are welcome!	2	0	Ashoka/Cangemakers Nov 2, 2006, 3:25 PM by Tigana
	Paths Toward Peace Stories and examples of how commerce, trade, and exchange are promoting peace around the world. If you have a story about your own business, nonprofit, or not-only-for-profit, please share...	1	1	Re: A Sri-Lankan example for post-conflict societies. Oct 15, 2006, 2:54 PM by Gregg
	Globalization and Culture PTC assumes globalization, but are there any costs involved? How PTC "changes" or alters indigenous cultures. Exploring the role of PTC in the arts.	1	0	Cases studies? Nov 1, 2007, 8:41 AM by Chris
	PTC Resources. Resources to learn more, create more, and explore more about the topic peace through commerce.	1	0	List of links and resources for PTC. Oct 19, 2006, 9:38 AM by alina
	PTC Graffitti Gallery PTC as portrayed in the arts and media. Share music, movies, television, commercials, body art, jewelry, and all things artistic promoting or provoking thought about peace through commerce.	0	0
	PTC - Austin Network This "discussion board" is a space dedicated to ongoing dialogue, exploration, and collaboration between people who attended the Peace Through Commerce event in Austin, TX on 28 October 2006.	1	1	Re: Wish I'd Have Been There... Dec 6, 2006, 9:57 PM by Jeff Klein

“Something extraordinary is happening in global development circles. For the first time since the 19th century, progressive activists are embracing trade as a positive tool for change. The global NGO Oxfam is the latest progressive interest group to change its tune, launching a campaign to end agricultural subsidies in the developed world. This could represent a fundamental turning of the tide from a world based on nationalism and violence to a world based on commerce and peace.

Recent research by Columbia University political science professor Erik Gartzke shows that economic freedom is about fifty times more effective than democracy in diminishing violent conflict. The democratic peace turns out to be the free market peace.”

“More than the export of democracy, it is the export of entrepreneurial capitalism that can produce a new birth of peace and freedom around our globe. Entrepreneurial capitalism is based on individual invention, and because wealth comes from one's own initiative, it advances human dignity.

If, with our assistance, Adam Smith's entrepreneurial capitalism were to become ubiquitous, the cross-border investment in the success of our brothers and sisters around the world, and theirs in us, would cause people everywhere to see the futility of ancient struggles, whether based on plunder, conquest or theocratic fervor.”