I used to work a lot on food issues and every time somebody predicted that production would be inadequate they got egg on their face a year or two later. Susan George eggfacefood Change image and share on social
Markets can't think about anything beyond about three months. This is very long-term for markets, which is why the important things in life have got to be taken outside of the marketplace. Susan George importantlifelong Change image and share on social
What you need if you want jobs are small and medium sized enterprises, local initiatives, labour intensive work, community development, service providers and the like. Susan George communitydevelopmententerprise Change image and share on social
Redistribution of wealth would require enormous amounts of investment. The only time an elite has accepted this has been during crises, such as in America in the 1930s under Roosevelt. Susan George 1930sacceptamerica Change image and share on social
The World Bank is now the biggest culprit in the debt crisis. Susan George bankbigcrisis Change image and share on social
Only around 2% of the earth's surface is cultivatable land. Susan George cultivatableearthland Change image and share on social
If the economy becomes disembodied from society it can only lead to disaster. Susan George disasterdisembodyeconomy Change image and share on social
There are a lot of people who don't contribute anything to consumption and production. Susan George consumptioncontributelot Change image and share on social
How do we get democracy at the international level? That's our problem. and it's essentially the same problem people faced in the 18th Century when they tried to get democracy nationally. Now we need it internationally. Susan George 18thcenturydemocracy share on social
What is not fair now is that corporations pay less and less tax, which means that you and I pay more because we're rooted somewhere, they've got our address, right? Susan George addresscorporationfair Change image and share on social
