So, there is enormous instability in the... by David Korten | We Heart Quotes

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

- David Korten

Other quotes by David Korten

Defense

The professional study of economics has become ideological brainwashing. It is a defense of the excesses of the capitalist system.

- David Korten

Money

Money flows into the US, and inflates US assets, and allows the US to have a monstrous trade deficit. That means we are consuming more than we are producing.

- David Korten

Economy

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.

- David Korten

Globalization

In the US, most progressives start to see the differences between internationalism and economic globalization.

- David Korten

Capitalism

Capitalism and the market are presented as synonymous, but they are not. Capitalism is both the enemy of the market and democracy.

- David Korten

Cooperation

More humane societies are usually smaller, like the Scandinavian countries and Holland, where it is much easier to reach consensus and cooperation.

- David Korten

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