David C. Korten’s scientific contributions

There is a growing recognition that the emerging global system of business has become a serious threat to human interests. The aim of this book is to confront the issue of modern corporate power. It argues that a convergence of ideological, political and technological forces is occurring, separating their interests from humanity at large. The harmful effects of economic globalisation are exposed and the roots of today's social, economic, environmental, and political crises are traced. A strategy is proposed for creating localised economies that empower people and communities within a system of global cooperation. The author stresses that human survival depends upon on a community-based, life-centred alternative beyond the outmoded strictures of communism and capitalism, and steps to achieve this goal are proposed. -from Publisher