Welcome to the Peoples’ Summit 1997—the real economy summit. You know,
those guys meeting in that other economic summit in the Denver library have a
strange idea about democracy. There you have the Heads of State, Foreign
Ministers, and Finance Ministers of just […]
This article was written in memory of Willis W. Harman —
philosopher, teacher, writer, futurist, and president of the Institute of Noetic
Science, as well as my teacher, mentor, and friend for some 35 years — who
died of brain cancer on January 30, 1997. Willis long held two central beliefs
about […]
Where does wealth come from? More precisely, where does the wealth of public
corporations come from? Who creates it?
To judge by the current arrangement, one might suppose capital creates
wealth — which is odd, because a pile of capital creates nothing. Yet
capital-providers, stockholders, lay claim to all […]
Interviewed by David C. Korten
Nicky Perlas heads the Center for Alternative Development Initiatives (CADI) based in Quezon City, Philippines and manages Ikapati Farms, a bio-dynamic agriculture demonstration farm run as a for-profit commercial enterprise. In an earlier incarnation, Nicky farmed a 200 hectare chemical intensive farm producing […]
by David C. Korten
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It was a true power lunch of lobster and an exotic mushroom salad held in a private dining room at the United Nations on June 24, 1997. Thirty seven invited participants were co-hosted by Ambassador Razali Ismail, President of the UN General Assembly, and […]
Interview with Antonio “Tony” Quizon, by David C. Korten
Tony Quizon is executive director of the Asian NGO Coalition (ANGOC), a major Asian regional association of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and NGO consortium bodies. Tony began his development career as a community organizer working with Philippine farmers and […]
H.E. Mr. Robert Mugabe President of ZIMBABWE
H.E. Mr. Samuel Hinds President of GUYANA
H.E. Mr. Thorbjoern Jagland Prime Minister of NORWAY
H.E. Dr. Fernando Narajo V. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Head of Delegation COSTA RICA
H.E. Mrs. Margaret De Boer Minister of Environment KINGDOM OF […]
by John H. Hotson
An understanding of the true nature of money is essential for those seeking
economic reforms toward the creation of sustainable societies. People today have
more erroneous ideas about money than Victorians had about sex, so please read
the following with care.
Let’s begin with the distinction between "legal tender" […]
by David C. Korten
A well known quotation appears on the back of each issue of the journal of
an association of progressive business executives seeking a responsible role
for business in society. It reads in part:
Business has become, in the last half century, the most powerful institution
on the planet. The […]
by Bishan Singh
I was struck in a recent international meeting of activist scientists and
intellectuals that some of the Westerners present seemed fearful that if they
were identified by their colleagues as spiritual persons their opinions would be
dismissed as unscientific. Yet in other settings it was evident that some […]
