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Capitalism is not about free competitive choices among people who are reasonably equal in their buying and selling of economic power, it is about concentrating capital, concentrating economic power in very few hands using that power to trash everyone who gets in their way.

~David Korten

Topics: About Among Buying Capital Capitalism Choices Competitive Concentrating Economic Economic Power Equal Everyone Few Free Gets Hands People Power Reasonably Selling Trash Using Very Way Who

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Capitalism and the market are presented as synonymous, but they are not. Capitalism is both the enemy of the market and democracy.

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And each of these perspectives comes to the same conclusion, which is that our global economy is out of control and performing contrary to basic principles of market economics.

~David Korten

Topics: Basic Conclusion Contrary Control Each Economics Economy Global Global Economy Market Our Out Performing Perspectives Principles Same Which

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Wall Street sees a social fabric or social contract as inefficiencies, which need to be removed.

~David Korten

Topics: Contract Fabric Need Sees Social Social Contract Street Wall Wall Street Which

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My claim is that we do not have a market economy, but a capitalist economy.

~David Korten

Topics: Capitalist Claim Economy Market Market Economy

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There is a huge shift taking place in the global awareness in the last 5 years with strong views about globalization and the power structures of major corporations.

~David Korten

Topics: About Awareness Corporations Global Globalization Huge Last Major Place Power Shift Strong Structures Taking Views Years

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In a world of increasing inequality, the legitimacy of institutions that give precedence to the property rights of 'the Haves' over the human rights of 'the Have Nots' is inevitably called into serious question.

~David Korten

Topics: Give Human Human Rights Increasing Inequality Inevitably Institutions Legitimacy Over Precedence Property Property Rights Question Rights Serious World

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The first principle of the market economy is that it is comprised of many small buyers and sellers, which implies a substantial degree of equity. Another fundamental market principle is that costs are internalized in the producer's price.

~David Korten

Topics: Another Buyers Costs Degree Economy Equity First Fundamental Implies Many Market Market Economy Price Principle Producer Sellers Small Substantial Which

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It is interesting to note that the 200 richest people have more assets than the 2 billion poorest.

~David Korten

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Global competition is about winners and losers.

~David Korten

Topics: About Competition Global Losers Winners

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Activist

Born: Unknown

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