STWR - Share The World's Resources

Share the World's Resources joined thousands of protestors on Saturday 28th March to march through the streets of London, advocating for the leaders of the upcoming G20 Summit to ‘Put People First!’.

The blinkered pursuit of economic growth by governments is one of the root causes of the financial crisis. Prosperity without growth is no longer a utopian dream - it is a financial and ecological necessity, says a report by the Sustainable Development Commission (UK).

The present economic crises do not call for a "new capitalism," but they do demand a new understanding of older ideas, such as those of Adam Smith and Arthur Pigou - many of which have been sadly neglected, argues Amartya Sen.

Not only have economists failed to guide the world out of the financial crisis, they were also primarily responsible for leading us into it. Either economics has to be abandoned as an academic discipline - or it must undergo an intellectual revolution, writes Anatole Kaletsky.

The number of chronically hungry in the world's low-income countries has passed the one billion mark for the first time - with high food prices leaving the poor most vulnerable to a worsening financial crisis. 

Global policy makers and influential individuals cannot conceive of a more imaginative way out of the financial crisis than replicating the patterns of the past. When will they reach the simple and obvious conclusion that we must consume less? By Jayati Ghosh.

In anticipation of April's G20 meetings in London, tens of thousands of protestors are expected to march from Victoria Embankment to Hyde Park on Saturday 28th March 2009 as part of a nationwide 'Put People First!' campaign - asking Ministers to prioritise jobs, justice and the climate.

The fallacy that economic growth can lead to improved human welfare underpins the global financial crisis. Now, we need to move beyond 'growth at all costs' and reorganise the economy based on the quality of life rather than quantity of consumption, argues Robert Costanza.

Government deregulation, driven by blind faith in the virtues of the market, led to an 'inevitable' financial crisis. To respond, the United Nations must return to the forefront of policy decision-making and coordinate action against a 'speculation culture', says a report by UNCTAD.

Monsanto’s claim that GM crops increase yields is fundamentally flawed and misleading. Please, don't try and fool the world by fabricating and distorting scientific facts, says Devinder Sharma.