“We should know that only replacing the economics of competition and greed with the economics of equitable cooperation will guarantee a globalization that takes advantage of potential efficiency gains in ways that also promote environmental protection, international equity, economic democracy, and variety.”

— Robin Hahnel

Source: Panic Rules!: Everything You Need to Know about the Global Economy, 1999, p. 105-6

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