During the fourth Webster Talks open lecture, Dr Saunders will question the fundamental assumption of economics and show how it has led to injustice, conflict, and violence. Listeners are challenged to rethink their perspectives about the economy and its purpose. By shifting from the assumption of scarcity to an assumption of abundance, the world is repositioned for realizing abundance. She will argue that the world we are presently experiencing, is not preordained. It is humanmade, and therefore can be changed to be a better expression of humanity.

About the speaker:

Olivia C. Saunders is a citizen of The Bahamas. She is a professor at the University of The Bahamas where she specializes in Economics and Research. She holds bachelor and master’s degrees in Economics along with an BA and a DBA in International Business. The dissertation topic is A study of the relationship of host country socio-economic conditions and foreign direct investment inflows. The dissertation examined the socio-economic characteristics of host countries that are influential in attracting FDI to developing countries.

Olivia has written and presented at numerous conferences on aspects of the Bahamian economy. She is co-editor of the book, The Bahamas in the 21st Century which brought together academic experts in various fields to discuss appropriate development modalities for the country. Her most recent publication is in the International Journal of Bahamian Studies entitled, Slave-owners’ Compensation: The Bahamas Colony, which is a descriptive exploratory study of the compensation paid to former slave-owners upon Emancipation in 1838.

Olivia is the author of the book, Tomato Economics: Shifting economies from scarcity to abundance

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