"The professional study of economics has become ideological……" — David Korten
"The professional study of economics has become ideological brainwashing. It is a defense of the excesses of the capitalist system."
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49 Quotes by David Korten
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- When the institutions of money rule the world, it is perhaps inevitable that the interests of money will take precedence…
- If there is to be a human future, we must bring ourselves into balanced relationship with one another and the…
- I am in favor of increased communication and cooperation between countries, but it is more important that each country becomes…
- There is a huge shift taking place in the global awareness in the last 5 years with strong views about…
- Capitalism has defeated communism. It is now well on its way to defeating democracy.
- Our global economy is out of control and performing contrary to basic principles of market economics.
- Not exclusively, but the bulk of our local economy should be covered by local currencies, which is more efficient than…
- Capitalism is not about free competitive choices among people who are reasonably equal in their buying and selling of economic…
- The proper goal of an economic democracy agenda is to replace the global suicide economy ruled by rapacious and unaccountable…
- Living capital, which has the special capacity to continuously regenerate itself, is ultimately the source of all real wealth. To…
- To create a world in which life can flourish and prosper we must replace the values and institutions of capitalism…
- Money is a mechanism for control.