Poverty

The Third Wave

Book review Alvin Toffler wrote The Third Wave in 1980. He told us that: “A powerful tide is surging across much of the world today, creating a new environment in which businessmen swim against highly erratic economic currents; politicians see their ratings bob wildly up and down; universities, hospitals, and other institutions battle desperately against …

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Feeding People is Easy Part 6

Book review In Part 6 of Feeding People is Easy, Colin Tudge points out that: “Poor countries are hopelessly trapped. The World Trade Organisation which is supposed to provide a level playing field for all is in reality controlled by the richest governments which in turn are beholden to corporates. On the other hand, if …

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Feeding People is Easy Part 5

Book review In Part 5 of Feeding People is Easy, Colin Tudge points out that: “Economic growth – rise in GDP – has become the prime index not simply of “progress” but of “development”: an even grander concept. Traditional farms do not make as much money as factories and call-centres and sweatshops may do and …

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Sekem Part 2

SEKEM A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY IN THE EGYPTIAN DESERT IBRAHIM ABOULEISH FLORIS BOOKS                  2004 PART II Chapter 2: Return to Egypt (Cont.) My heart tries to understand I continued to work with anthroposophy and became acquainted with its practical applications in many areas of life. I repeatedly found life changing solutions presenting themselves after intense …

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Feeding People is Easy Part 4

Book review In Part 4 of Feeding People is Easy, Colin Tudge points out that: “No society throughout history has regarded its agriculture simply as a business. Always people at large and the powers-that-be have felt that farming is in various ways special.” “Although farmers have commonly worked within a general atmosphere of free trade, …

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Feeding People is Easy Part 3

Book review In Part 3 of Feeding People is Easy, Colin Tudge points out that: “Industrialized farming makes maximum use of mechanical power and industrial chemistry; and although industrial farming is the Johnny-come-lately, it is already commonly called ‘conventional farming’. It is conventional only insofar as it makes use of western methods, and is geared …

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