so inspired by this non-neoliberal initiative to global cooperation and development. calling on experts and civil society across the globe, the barcelona consensus seeks to put forth a representative alternative to the washington consensus and neoliberal policies that have led to the concentration of 80% of global wealth in the hands of 20% of the globe's population. as an academic, it's so refreshing to see efforts like these coming forward and gaining momentum. time to start using what we know about the ills of neoliberalism and stop looking to its creators for the solution; the barcelona consensus is seeking alternatives outside the system and inside the idealistic imaginations within all of us. viva!
"in summary, the participants are presenting proposals to decide how to adequately approach five fundamental questions: commencing with the world we all desire (value system), in the finite world in which we live (ecological system), we must determine how we want to organize ourselves (political system), how we want to administer ourselves (economic system) and how we want to communicate (communications system)."
http://consensus.nova.cat/news/new-consensus-habitable-world-all
goodbye washington, hello barcelona.
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