What Happens after Capitalism?

Anuradha Mittal, a native of India, she is an internationally renowned expert on trade, development, human rights, democracy and agriculture issues. She is the founder and director of a policy think tank, The Oakland Institute, dedicated to creating a space for public participation and democratic debate on key social, economic, environmental and foreign policy issues that affect our lives. Building on the identification of human rights as the foundation of global democracy, The Oakland Institute uses the rights-based approach to reframe the public debate and build an agenda for common action.

A much sought after speaker, Mittal has given several hundred keynote addresses including invitational events from governments and universities, and has appeared on television and radio shows around the world. She is an author and editor and has contributed articles in numerous books including America Needs Human Rights, The Future in the Balance: Essays on Globalization and Resistance, Voices From the South: Third World Speaks Out Against Genetic Engineering, Shafted: Free Trade Agreements and America's Working Poor, Views From the South: Effects of Globalization and the WTO on Third World Countries and 10 Reasons to Abolish the IMf and World Bank. Prior to starting The Oakland Institute, she spent nearly a decade at Food First/Institute for Food and Development Policy.

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[blincversion3]

@cincofone, you know that india has a population of over a billion while hongkong's pop is est 7 million and you do know that heritage.org is a conservative run website right? Just wanted to make sure you had your facts correct. There are no wrong opinions but there are wrong facts.

[bapyou]

So what's the difference? The power elite function as central planners now in our "capitalist" system. And they do redistribute wealth: It is redistributed upwards toward the wealthy. This has been the case since Reagan: the greatest union-busting anti-labor administration since Woodrow Wilson's.

Since Reagan real wages LOWER; Jobs LOWER PAYING; more jobs shipped overseas: the wealthiest 5% hoarding more & more wealth.

Poverty has increased under the neo-liberal program, not decreased.

[MoltenEntity]

Capitalism, a disease of the mind.

[magnetite2]

You're right. We need a system that benefits everyone as a whole.

[mattyelle1]

@blincversion3 There are wrong opinions, it's that 'wrong' and 'right' is relative. But when discussing what is 'right' (good) for the masses (95% of the people of the world), there definitely are WRONG opinions. Capitalism, if applied right and REGULATED to protect the interests of the common man is GOOD for the masses. It gives liberty to the community and freedom to the individuals, as long as liberty is not compromised! capitalism gives ownership of land to YOU, instead of corrupt gov!

[TheAaron1924]

....capitalism has collapsed....thanks for posting...xo

[nikolayzou]

@CrashMarket They need to read more, they are complaining about the wrong things.

[CrashMarket]

@nikolayzou Right on,too many want to use the socialism of the US that is mixed in with Corporatism and the Military Industrial Complex and call it "The down fall of Capitalism".The US had capitalism until the 1930s in mostly a near pure form, never perfect but it helped to build the US...Now, too many free hand out entitlements and sales taxes on everything that moves and income taxes also have killed it..

[nikolayzou]

I don't think people understand the difference between Capitalism and Corporatism. Corporatism is destructive to society and free market capitalism is constructive to society. You need to read my website

libertyeverafter [dot] com

[cincofone]

Look at Hong Kong for the effects of capitalism. Constantly rising real wages, low unemployment, all in a country with 20x the population of India and no natural resources. Without capitalism they'd be screwed.

Just go to heritage. org are look at the index of economic freedom. If you can't see the correlation between economic freedom (i.e. amount of capitalism) and standard of living, you're blind.

[Leon612]

She seems live your everyday college professor. I clicked on the thumbs down button.