[Xmca-l] Re: Working for the Few | Oxfam International

[rjsp2]

Of course one has to be realistic, but it does mean the door is slightly
ajar.

Rob

On 20/01/2014 10:33, Tom Richardson wrote:
> re: WEF as 'allies' for change: lord help us if we take their self-serving
> intention to 'look at' inequality as anything other than a hoped-for
> stabilising mechanism in the face of global revolt.
> Tom Richardson
> Middlesbrough
> UK
>
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> On 20 January 2014 10:21, rjsp2 <r.j.s.parsons@open.ac.uk> wrote:
>
>> Even the World Economic Forum sees our current level of inequality as a
>> problem, which suggests that the push for change has allies in some
>> unusual places:
>>
>> "Worsening wealth gap seen as biggest risk facing the world - Global
>> Risks Report 2014"
>> http://www.zurich.com/insight/global-issues/wef/globalrisks.htm
>>
>> Rob
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>> On 20/01/2014 04:15, David Preiss wrote:
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>>> This will interest (and upset) people in this list.
>>> Nothing that we don't know of, unfortunately.
>>> Just new reasons to keep working/thinking/worrying/protesting, I guess.
>>> David
>>>
>>> http://www.oxfam.org/en/policy/working-for-the-few-economic-inequality
>>>
>>>   From the OXFAM's website:
>>>
>>> "Almost half of the world’s wealth is now owned by just one percent of
>>> the population, and seven out of ten people live in countries where
>>> economic inequality has increased in the last 30 years. The World Economic
>>> Forum has identified economic inequality as a major risk to human progress,
>>> impacting social stability within countries and threatening security on a
>>> global scale.
>>>
>>> This massive concentration of economic resources in the hands of fewer
>>> people presents a real threat to inclusive political and economic systems,
>>> and compounds other inequalities – such as those between women and men.
>>> Left unchecked, political institutions are undermined and governments
>>> overwhelmingly serve the interests of economic elites – to the detriment of
>>> ordinary people.
>>>
>>> In this paper, Oxfam shows how extreme inequality is not inevitable, with
>>> examples of policies from around the world which have reduced inequality
>>> and developed more representative politics, benefiting all, both rich and
>>> poor. Oxfam calls on leaders at the 2014 World Economic Forum at Davos to
>>> make the commitments needed to counter the growing tide of inequality."
>>>
>>> David Preiss, Ph.D.
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