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The professional study of economics has become ideological brainwashing. It is a defense of the excesses of the capitalist system.
— David Korten
There is no visible sign that the current politicians in the US are willing to see the need for change.
— David Korten
Global competition is about winners and losers.
— David Korten
If I would need to make a prediction I still believe Kaplan's scenario is very plausible.
— David Korten
As an economy measures performance in terms of the creation of money, people become a major source of inefficiency.
— David Korten
We can have democracy and a prosperous, just, and sustainable human future. Or we can have corporate rule. We cannot have both.
— David Korten
It is interesting to note that the 200 richest people have more assets than the 2 billion poorest.
— David Korten
More humane societies are usually smaller, like the Scandinavian countries and Holland, where it is much easier to reach consensus and cooperation.
— David Korten
Moreover, statistics can be deceiving: the growth of jobs in the US in the 90s was due to many part-time jobs, with no benefits and generally low pay.
— David Korten
Money is a mechanism for control.
— David Korten
So, there is enormous instability in the global economy with a shift of winners and losers.
— David Korten
Wall Street sees a social fabric or social contract as inefficiencies, which need to be removed.
— David Korten
In the US, most progressives start to see the differences between internationalism and economic globalization.
— David Korten
Money is not wealth. Money is a claim on wealth.
— David Korten
Capitalism and the market are presented as synonymous, but they are not. Capitalism is both the enemy of the market and democracy.
— David Korten
I think one of the most important skills of a local organizer of a local economy is an ability to put on a terrific street party.
— David Korten
If you look at the US economy over the last 15-20 years wages have been stagnating or even declining.
— David Korten