David Korten
David Korten
David C. Kortenis an American author, former professor of the Harvard Business School, political activist, prominent critic of corporate globalization, and "by training and inclination a student of psychology and behavioral systems". His best-known publication is, When Corporations Rule the World. In 2011, he was named an Utne Reader visionary...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActivist
CountryUnited States of America
David Korten quotes about
democracy humans corporate
We can have democracy and a prosperous, just, and sustainable human future. Or we can have corporate rule. We cannot have both.
strong rights fabric
Europeans say they are proud of their social fabric, of strong rights for workers and the weak in society.
loser winner economy
So, there is enormous instability in the global economy with a shift of winners and losers.
principles degrees cost
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.
american-activist companies increase
But in the past, US companies have been able to increase their profits through downsizing in the US, through colonizing other people's resources, and through the increase of globalization.
american-activist bankers claims fact productive taking traders wealth
The fact is that these bankers and traders are taking claims of wealth out of the system; they are not doing any productive work.