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The world Is revolting against the US economic and business model: a call to action

News / 2011年11月25日

The study of business and economics remains largely disconnected from moral, social and spiritual considerations. Alongside leading thinkers from civil society, STWR has endorsed a statement calling for a new economy based on shared ethics and values.

正義への叫び

Article / 2011年10月13日

経済危機が悪化するとともに、政府の第一の責任は、誰もが飢餓で死ぬことがないように政治的および経済的システムを再設計することです。 しかしこれは、比類のない公衆の支持の上昇なしには決して起こらないでしょう。 

The Rise of the 99%

Blog / 2011年7月10日

In almost every region of the world today, the people are rising up. In the Middle East and North Africa, a revolutionary wave of protests swept across the Arab world and continues to escalate in many countries, not least in Libya and Syria.

Redistribution: The sane alternative

Blog / 2011年6月5日

Across the world, the gulf between the rights of ordinary people and the interests of those who hold the reins of the world’s financial wealth has rarely been so stark.

Is a ‘global social floor’ the right path for ending poverty?

Article / 2011年3月31日

An internationally coordinated effort to secure universal social protection may not address the structural factors which make people vulnerable to poverty, but it could represent a major step forward in the fight against needless suffering and deprivation, argues Adam Parsons.

A global call for sharing and justice

Article / 2011年2月23日

Protesters in the Arab world have much in common with those reacting to austerity across Europe, as well as the millions who have mobilised in support of ending poverty in the South. What we may be witnessing is an emerging public voice in favour of a fundamental reordering of global priorities.

The rise of ‘British’ people power

Article / 2010年12月20日

In the space of a few weeks, a nationwide protest movement has emerged in Britain characterised by intelligent, humorous and peaceful direct actions. The question that remains is whether it can connect with the popular protests in other countries through its fundamental call for equality and justice, writes Adam Parsons.

The seven myths of ‘slums’ - Myth 5: the free market can end slums

Report / 2010年12月8日

According to the international institutions and powerful states that drive globalisation (along with most of the business community, conservative political parties, libertarian ideologues and the corporate-controlled media that gives voice to their concerns), we are told that social injustice can only be addressed by the proper application of some version of free market capitalism...

The seven myths of ‘slums’ - myth 6: international aid is the answer

Report / 2010年12月8日

Never in the history of cities have there been so many projects for improving slums and the living conditions of the urban poor by international aid agencies, development banks and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). But just as state policies have failed to meet the needs of the urban poor in most low- and middle-income countries...

The seven myths of ‘slums’ - conclusion

Report / 2010年12月8日

A new vision for cities clearly begins with a change in mindset by the business and political community and all those involved in the governance and construction of cities. This requires a rethinking of the entrepreneurial and ‘marketing’ approach to urban development in which the city is regarded as a product for exchange with the rest of the world, as if the city is a saleable commodity that...