All David Korten Quotes
- We can have democracy and a prosperous, just, and sustainable human future. Or we can have corporate rule. We cannot have both. Both
- There was a time in the United States when most of our financial institutions were local. Which essentially meant that local communities were able to… Able
- We should be moving toward local currencies not global or European currencies. Currencies
- So, there is enormous instability in the global economy with a shift of winners and losers. Economy
- 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… Active
- There are actually very few US politicians who have integrity and vision. Few
- In the US, most progressives start to see the differences between internationalism and economic globalization. Differences
- It is interesting to note that the 200 richest people have more assets than the 2 billion poorest. Assets
- Money is not wealth. Money is a claim on wealth. Claim
- More humane societies are usually smaller, like the Scandinavian countries and Holland, where it is much easier to reach consensus and cooperation. Consensus
- The professional study of economics has become ideological brainwashing. It is a defense of the excesses of the capitalist system. Become Ideological
- There is no visible sign that the current politicians in the US are willing to see the need for change. Change
- Wall Street sees a social fabric or social contract as inefficiencies, which need to be removed. Contract
- It will take some time before a politician will capture the imagination of the American people and have the vision and understanding to do what… America
- And each of these perspectives comes to the same conclusion, which is that our global economy is out of control and performing contrary to basic… Basic
- My claim is that we do not have a market economy, but a capitalist economy. Capitalist
- 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… Cost
- 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… Allows
- The EU will face problems similar to the US: an increasing gap between the citizens and decision makers in Brussels and a perceived or even… Brussels
- More and more surveys in the US are indicating a change in values taking place among consumers, who become more concerned about quality of life,… Among
- 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 through… Able
- If I would need to make a prediction I still believe Kaplan's scenario is very plausible. Believe
- In a world of increasing inequality, the legitimacy of institutions that give precedence to the property rights of he Haves over the human rights of… Called
- The 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