In his article, “Wellbeing vs GDP: The Challenge and Opportunity of Human Development the 21st Century” David Korten poses the question, “is humanity’s defining economic goal to grow GDP or to secure the wellbeing of people and the living Earth?“; and he proposes 3 basic truths and 3 priorities as a way to guide humanity to make the changes necessary to ensure that human wellbeing is prioritized. [Read full article]
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David Korten, Ph.D.
Dr. David C. Korten is founder and president of the Living Economies Forum, a member of the Club of Rome, and the author of numerous books, including When Corporations Rule the World and Change the Story, Change the Future: A Living Economy for a Living Earth. His work builds on lessons from the 21 years he and his wife, Fran, lived and worked in Africa, Asia, and Latin America on a quest to end global poverty. Visit him at davidkorten.org.