But we can also take the radical view that the test of an economy has to do with the extent to which it is providing everybody with a decent means of living.

It is interesting to note that the 200 richest people have more assets than the 2 billion poorest.

An active propaganda machinery controlled bv the world's largest corporations constantly reassures us that consumerism is the path to happiness, governmental restraint of market excess is the cause our distress, and economic globalization is both a historical inevitability and a boon to the human species.

Not exclusively, but the bulk of our local economy should be covered by local currencies, which is more efficient than having global currencies which lose connection with reality in the markets, shops and communities of the people.

So, there is enormous instability in the global economy with a shift of winners and losers.

I think one of the most important skills of a local organizer of a local economy is an ability to put on a terrific street party.

There is a huge shift taking place in the global awareness in the last 5 years with strong views about globalization and the power structures of major corporations.