Our global economy is out of control and performing contrary to basic principles of market economics.
David KortenIf there is to be a human future, we must bring ourselves into balanced relationship with one another and the Earth.
David KortenEuropeans say they are proud of their social fabric, of strong rights for workers and the weak in society.
David KortenIn the US, most progressives start to see the differences between internationalism and economic globalization.
David KortenThe first principle of the market economy is that it is comprised of many small buyers and sellers, which implies a substantial degree of equity. Another fundamental market principle is that costs are internalized in the producer's price.
David KortenWhen the institutions of money rule the world, it is perhaps inevitable that the interests of money will take precedence over the interests of people. What we are experiencing might best be described as a case of money colonizing life. To accept this absurd distortion of human institutions and purpose should be considered nothing less than an act of collective, suicidal insanity.
David Korten