STWR - Share The World's Resources

The world economic crisis is at an early stage, manifesting itself primarily in the area of finance, but it will spread from the US to the "new industrial countries" and the global contraction in production will lead to stagflation.

The shift from consumptive, life-threatening growth to improved wellbeing and real quality of life is the key to an environmentally and socially sustainable future - and one which politicians must acknowledge, writes Jonathon Porritt.

Global levels of inequality threaten to halt progress toward economic development and efforts to alleviate deprivation such as the Millennium Development Goals, argues a new report.

As the world's need for grain soars, America's misguided attempt to wean itself off oil is exacerbating the food crisis, writes Lester Brown.

The relentless demand for raw materials will lead to the destruction of the world’s forests - and result in a global land grab that will leave millions of forest people impoverished and homeless, a new study warns.

The flaws of laissez-faire economics are again evident in the latest set of financial debacles - requiring fundamental reforms in global finance, writes Hazel Henderson.

A multipolar world must prepare for a relative decline in US power and the turbulence that may follow, writes Immanuel Wallerstein.

A humourous and acerbic perspective on the food crisis - and the tragedy following in its wake for the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, by Maurice Dufour.

As America struggles to avoid recession, the world economic order appears to be heading for a drastic overhaul - creating pressure for world leaders to ditch the fast-declining U.S. dollar, writes Massoud Hedeshi.

The era of the 'Washington consensus' is over, replaced by a new model of letting countries develop in their own way, writes Dani Rodrik.