In this Schumacher Briefing, Roy Madron and John Jopling argue that the main purpose of our Western democracies is to satisfy the needs of a global debt-money system through the pursuit of economic growth. This 'Global Monetocracy' is a hugely powerful system that is imposing social injustice, economic incompetence and ecological disaster on the human family. Madron and Jopling make the case for a very different system of globalisation. They describe this alternative system as 'a global network of Gaian Democracies'. The book describes the operational and ideological components of the Global Monetocracy. It compares them with the very different moral, ecological and 'soft-systems' components through which a global network of Gaian Democracies could achieve its very different aims. Madron and Jopling claim that the concepts, insights and tools of Gaian Democracy have already been used to successfully reconfigure many organisations and communities in very tough situations. And that they provide the means by which states, communities and people from all walks of life could generate the collective power, both to overcome the stranglehold of the Global Monetocracy and to co-create the just and sustainable societies that the human family desperately needs.
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This is a must read as it tackles one of the two root causes of The Problem: Democracy. This masterpiece is a systems view of the world we live in, and offers a peek preview of Another World where communities everywhere enjoy Freedom and Democracy at the local level, in a Global Web of Gain Democracies.
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"Gian Democracies" is a powerful book. It explains and questions our need for perpetual economic growth-that over time can only lead to ecological disaster. It explains why our present economic system depends on such growth in order to provide jobs and keep our economy going. Our present economic system, fulfills the needs and desires of transnational corporations at the expense to the rest of us. It feasts upon the environment. The authors suggest changing our economic and governing system to a Gaian Democracy which would better meet the needs of individuals and be compatible with our planet. It suggests ways we can move in this direction. This is a good book. It should be widely read, and if taken seriously, could help turn us in the right direction for a sustainable future.
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