My own experience in the third world was that even if people started to make more money, the cost of living and housing increased often faster than the wages. — David Korten Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
It is interesting to note that the 200 richest people have more assets than the 2 billion poorest. — David Korten Copy Share Image
To create a world in which life can flourish and prosper we must replace the values and institutions of capitalism with values and institutions… — David Korten Copy Share Image
Our defining gift as humans is our power to choose, including our power to choose our collective future. It is a gift that comes… — David Korten Copy Share Image
More humane societies are usually smaller, like the Scandinavian countries and Holland, where it is much easier to reach consensus and cooperation. — David Korten Copy Share Image
The EU will face problems similar to the US: an increasing gap between the citizens and decision makers in Brussels and a perceived or… — David Korten Copy Share Image
But in the past, US companies have been able to increase their profits through downsizing in the US, through colonizing other people's resources, and… — David Korten Copy Share Image
We can have democracy and a prosperous, just, and sustainable human future. Or we can have corporate rule. We cannot have both. — David Korten Copy Share Image
There was a time in the United States when most of our financial institutions were local. Which essentially meant that local communities were able… — David Korten Copy Share Image
If there is to be a human future, we must bring ourselves into balanced relationship with one another and the Earth. — David Korten Copy Share Image
I am in favor of increased communication and cooperation between countries, but it is more important that each country becomes responsible for its own… — David Korten Copy Share Image
There is a huge shift taking place in the global awareness in the last 5 years with strong views about globalization and the power… — David Korten Copy Share Image
