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Created: Apr 29, 2008
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David Korten

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Address: Bainbridge Island, Washington 98110
United States
 
I Speak: English
 
I Am: Activist
 
Member Since: April 29, 2008
 
Local Time: Fri Nov 27 05:47:10
 

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Ecological Economics (2351 people)  |  Finance Policies and Institutions (674 people)  |  Fiscal Policies, Institutions and Taxation (532 people)  |  Natural Capitalism (2463 people)  |  Youth Education and Empowerment (3877 people)  |  Dialogue, Deliberation and Consensus-Building (1939 people)  |  Conservation and the Commons (890 people)  |  Land Restoration (1334 people)  |  Land Stewardship (1628 people)  |  Cultural Diversity (2552 people)  |  Culture and Sustainability (2705 people)  |  Traditional Culture (1641 people)  |  Democracy and Civil Society (1960 people)  |  Democracy Education (933 people)  |  Democratic Participation (1436 people)  |  Democratic Reform (1033 people)  |  Fair Electoral Process (1060 people)  |  Education, Government and Sustainability (2056 people)  |  Environmental Education (3385 people)  |  Sustainability Education (4208 people)  |  Alternative Fuels (2876 people)  |  Energy Efficiency and Conservation (2440 people)  |  Energy Policy (1094 people)  |  Renewable Energy (3926 people)  |  Sustainable Fishing (980 people)  |  Global Food Supply and Sustainability (2444 people)  |  Hunger and Food Security (1328 people)  |  Sustainable Forestry (1854 people)  |  Climate Change (4729 people)  |  Currency Exchange (460 people)  |  Globalization Impacts (2072 people)  |  International Debt (594 people)  |  Trade Balance (426 people)  |  Transnational Corporations (939 people)  |  Global Governance (1138 people)  |  Consumption and Green Consumers (2200 people)  |  Ecological Footprint (2223 people)  |  Life Cycle Assessment (1169 people)  |  Natural Resource Management (1319 people)  |  Recycling and Reuse (2590 people)  |  Sustainable Production (2468 people)  |  Environmental Health (1495 people)  |  Climate Justice (1202 people)  |  Distributive and Economic Justice (1018 people)  |  Environmental Justice (1981 people)  |  Indigenous Peoples and Cultures (2794 people)  |  Biological Patents (354 people)  |  Land Reform (415 people)  |  Land Tenure (282 people)  |  Property Rights (421 people)  |  Restorative Justice (514 people)  |  Advertising (1075 people)  |  Film (1538 people)  |  Internet (2557 people)  |  Journalism and the Press (1497 people)  |  Media and Communication (2712 people)  |  Publishing (1034 people)  |  Arms Trading (372 people)  |  Conflict Resolution (1849 people)  |  Militarism and Violence (527 people)  |  Military Disarmament (460 people)  |  Peace and Peace Building (3168 people)  |  Chemical Pollution (732 people)  |  Toxic and Hazardous Substances (686 people)  |  Water Pollution (1346 people)  |  Demographics (640 people)  |  Family Planning (624 people)  |  Global Migration (633 people)  |  Human Population Growth and Impacts (1438 people)  |  Poverty Alleviation (1732 people)  |  Sustainable Livelihoods (2712 people)  |  Religion and Ecology (1197 people)  |  Sustainable Living (3475 people)  |  Senior Volunteerism and Mentoring (603 people)  |  Sustainable Communities (4075 people)  |  Sustainable Transportation (1697 people)  |  Sustainable Urban and Regional Planning (1929 people)  |  Sustainable Urban Environmental Services (1054 people)  |  Sustainable Urban Power (1004 people)  |  Urban Communications (660 people)  |  Urban Ecology (1649 people)  |  Waste Management (1255 people)  |  Biomimicry (1617 people)  |  Sustainable Building (3011 people)  |  Water Rights (906 people)  |  Water Supply and Conservation (1555 people)  |  Watershed Management (1247 people)  |  Gender Equality (1677 people)  |  Women's Civic Participation (634 people)  |  Employment (1312 people)  |  Global Labor (715 people)  |  Informal Economy (760 people)  |  Living Wages (1213 people)  |  Worker Health and Safety (589 people)  |  Worker Rights (920 people)  

About

David Korten is co-founder and board chair of the Positive Futures Network, which publishes YES! magazine, founder and president of the People-Centered Development Forum, a founding associate of the International Forum on Globalization, a board member of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE), and a member of the Social Ventures Network and the Club of Rome. He is the author of The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community, the international best-seller When Corporations Rule the World, The Post-Corporate World: Life after Capitalism, and Globalizing Civil Society. Korten holds MBA and Ph.D. degrees from the Stanford Business School, has thirty years experience as a development professional in Asia, Africa, and Latin America and has served as a Harvard Business School professor, a captain in the US Air Force, a Ford Foundation Project Specialist, and regional adviser on development management to the US Agency for International Development. His current work is focused on the Great Turning Initiative. Visit davidkorten.org for Information on his current activities and thinking.

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