There is an alternative to the current global economy
Mark Braund
July 17, 2006 04:42 PM
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/mark_braund/2006/07/post_231.html
Our continuing failure to tackle poverty is clearly playing on the
minds of growing numbers of people. It is not just the consequences of
absolute poverty in the poorest nations which tugs at our heart
strings, many feel we could and should be doing more for those on our
own doorsteps for whom there appears to be little hope for a decent
life.
But the debate is coloured by a growing pessimism about the prospects
for converting our moral aspirations for a more inclusive world into
reality. I think this is because we are stuck in a traditional, though
not dishonourable, mindset when it comes to addressing this age-old
problem. Whether we are discussing the chances of eradicating child
poverty at home by 2020, or the failure of the rich nations to deliver
on the promises made at Gleneagles last year, the solution to poverty
is generally assumed to rely on increasing the redistribution of wealth
from the haves to the have-nots.
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