The Twenty-first Century Crisis of World Development - The Central Role of Money Values: A metaproblem

The Twenty-first Century Crisis of World Development - The Central Role of Money Values: A metaproblem

The prospect for the world development today contrasts with the optimistic outlook for post-imperial development 50 years ago. James Robertson argues that we need to deal with the metaproblems underlying almost all the particular threats we face. One is that our present money system motivates us to...

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Published in:Development (Society for International Development) 2009-09, Vol.52 (3), p.317-322
Main Author: Robertson, James
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
Capital markets
Commercial banks
Crisis management
Currency
Development aid
Development and Social Change
Development anthropology
Development Economics
Development Policy
Development Studies
Economic development
Economic systems
Ethics
Financial crisis
Imperialism
International
Money
Profits
Public interest
Social Sciences
Sustainable development
Thematic Section
Values
World economy
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Summary:The prospect for the world development today contrasts with the optimistic outlook for post-imperial development 50 years ago. James Robertson argues that we need to deal with the metaproblems underlying almost all the particular threats we face. One is that our present money system motivates us to accelerate the onset of combined system collapse.
ISSN:1011-6370
1461-7072