The Brandt report, written in the 1980s, alarming, unbiased, realistic and humane. What was implemented since then? Only the exact opposite steps to those recommended by the committee. Is it too late already to get out of the mess? I hope not! [As far as I can see, this report aims towards an international social-democracy. I am not sure at all that this feasible, but in any case, we would have been in a much better place today had these recommendations taken seriously by world leaders and global policy makers.] "The commission emphasizes the need for a summit of leaders, with industrialized and developing countries fairly represented, with a common conviction and mutual interest. This would allow initiatives and concessions to be debated and agreed upon. Such a summit could shift the international climate towards focusing on finding solutions to current world problems and encourage future negotiation and cooperation on which more fundamental economic change could rest. The prime directive of the summit, however, would be the implementation of the Emergency Programme, and it would work in conjunction with other ongoing discussions. To conclude: “Whatever their differences and however profound, there is a mutuality of interest between North and South. The fate of both is immediately connected. The search for solutions is not an act of benevolence but a condition of mutual survival”." stwr.org/special-features/the-brandt-report.html
Posted on: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 09:20:52 +0000
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