Economic Change and Human Beings
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A Better World Is Possible - Alternatives To Economic GlobalizationIn January 1999, the International Forum on Globalization (IFG) initiated a process to define alternatives to the current model of corporate globalization. Over the past three years, some two dozen of our board members and key associates have held regular meetings to discuss and prepare drafts ...
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Voix Libres - La Terre des EnfantsBienvenue sur le nouveau site de Voix Libres Voix Libres est une association humanitaire internationale où les enfants des mines, des rues et des ordures de Bolivie deviennent auteurs et réalisateurs de leurs projets une fois scolarisés et diplômés... ce qui garantit un engagement solidaire et ...
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The economic icebergThe iceberg is an economic representation we use in our action research projects to stimulate conversations about ‘the economy.’ This image is one way of illustrating that what is usually regarded as ‘the economy’—wage labor, market exchange of commodities and capitalist enterprise—comprises but ...
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Adam Smith’s market never stood aloneIt is often overlooked that Smith did not take the pure market mechanism to be a free-standing performer of excellence, nor did he take the profit motive to be all that is needed . Perhaps the biggest mistake lies in interpreting Smith’s limited discussion of why people seek trade as an ...
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Now is the time for a less selfish capitalismOur society has become too individualistic, with too much rivalry and not enough common purpose. We idolise success and status and thus undermine our mutual respect. But countries vary in this regard, and the Scandinavians have managed to combine effective economies with much greater equality ...
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The International Financial Institutions Are OverwhelmedAs the richest nations prepare to meet in April, the World Bank has warned of a $700 billion shortfall in developing countries and the IMF is asking for donations. German commentators wonder whether the two organizations are up to the task of dealing with the crisis. The financial crisis may ...
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Stiglitz Calls for Global Solution to CrisisNobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz argues that the only way to fix the world's economic crisis is to act globally. Speaking at the Development Policy Forum in Berlin on Monday he said the reform of the world's financial institutions wasn't going fast enough. The World Bank's finding ...
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Food for Everyone :: Resource GuidePeople across the country and throughout the world are realizing that to confront the climate crisis and create secure and healthy communities, we’ll need vibrant regional food systems. Interested in growing a local food revolution in your kitchen or community? Here are some helpful resources ...
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Porto Alegre's Participatory Budget Of, By, and For the PeopleHow would you like to distribute 200 million dollars to your fellow citizens? That’s the amount of money the city of Porto Alegre spends in an average year for construction and services—money not committed to fixed expenses like debt service and pensions.
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The City that Ended Hunger :: Belo Horizonte, BrazilA city in Brazil recruited local farmers to help do something U.S. cities have yet to do: end hunger. In writing Diet for a Small Planet, I learned one simple truth: Hunger is not caused by a scarcity of food but a scarcity of democracy. But that realization was only the beginning, for then I ...
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