http://eliel42.bloghostpro.com/ it is the theory which decides what can be observed - einstein en http://eliel42.bloghostpro.com/2009/03/28/democracy-now-kortens-agenda-for-a-new-economy.html Message to David Korten: Your basic thesis makes sense. I agree with numerous points in your deconstruction of the current system. And many, numerous people are struggling to implement localized sustainable business enterprises: farmers markets etc. Yet competing with purveyors of “phantom wealth” remains difficult if not impossible. The neoliberal washington consensus has delivered an acknowledged as well as spectacular failure of unregulated markets. Someone needs to articulate recommendations on behalf of specific policy frameworks that enable sustainable business models to compete effectively in well regulated markets that more closely reflect Adam Smith’s original vision. If you desire to be taken seriously, this is the moment: manufacture specific policy recommendations that can be implemented today — in the current political as well as economic context. Please. More detail. ~e Democracy Now! | David Korten: “Agenda on behalf of a New Economy: From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth” As President Barack Obama reveals more particulars of his $825 billion economic stimulus plan, we turn to David Korten of YES! Magazine. In his new book, Korten argues that the nation faces a monumental economic challenge that goes far beyond anything being discussed in Congress. He writes that now is an opportune moment to transfer forward an agenda to replace the failed money-serving institutions of our present economy with the institutions of a new economy dedicated to serving life. Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:28:13 -0400 eliel42