We are now awakening to the responsibilities that come with our distinctive ability to consciously create our future.
(Commentary originally published by YES! Magazine, January 21, 2020)
In 1962, Rachael Carson warned us, with the publication of Silent Spring, that the indiscriminate use of pesticides was disrupting critical ecosystems and causing […]
August 18, 2019, Revised – Version 4
[This working paper was written by author, independent scholar, engaged citizen, and former Harvard Business School professor, Dr. David Korten, as a contribution to ongoing discussions framing a new economics for the 21st century. It may be freely shared in whole or in part. (For those who want to […]
July 2, 2019, Revised – Version 3
[This working paper was written by author, independent scholar, engaged citizen, and former Harvard Business School professor, Dr. David Korten, as a contribution to discussions framing a new economics for the 21st century. It may be freely shared in whole or in part. (The latest version of this paper […]
An economic system that serves everyone and the planet is necessary for our survival. Here are some guiding principles to get us there.
(Commentary originally published by YES! Magazine, July 2, 2019. It is excerpted from a longer working paper “A 21st Century Economics for the People of […]
Our most prestigious universities continue to teach economics principles now known to be driving humanity to self-extinction. An economics for the 21st century will guide us from an economy that empowers corporations in the service of money to an economy that empowers people in the service of life.
June 19, 2019, Revised – Version 2
(This working paper was written by author, independent scholar, engaged citizen, and former Harvard Business School professor, Dr. David Korten, as a contribution to discussions framing a new economics for the 21st century. It may be freely shared in whole or in part. (The latest version of this paper […]
May 23, 2019, First Version
[This working paper was written by author, independent scholar, engaged citizen, and former Harvard Business School professor, Dr. David Korten, as a contribution to discussions framing a new economics for the 21st century. It may be freely shared in whole or in part. (The latest version of this paper (August 18, […]
Soil, not money, is the source of wealth, and our economic system needs to reflect that.
(Commentary originally published by YES! Magazine, April 23, 2019)
For many years, I have been seeking to understand why we get our economic policies so terribly wrong and how we might get them right. I have long believed […]
Greetings to those gathered at Alfred University and those watching via live streaming across the country. Special greetings to Michael Greenman and my friends in Columbus, Ohio. It is wonderful to […]
Many of the essential elements of local living economies are already in place. More are being created everyday by people who believe a better world is possible and are doing their part to live it into being. These elements include […]