.........Friedman vs. Korten on Globalization

Friedman--Global Economy& consumer culture to support corporate interest
Korten--Localized global
system & sustainable living

to support human interest
1. Global Economy 1. Local Economies
2. Global Free Markets 2. Managed Local Markets
3. Electronic Herd 3. Local, Democratic Control
4. Golden Straitjacket 4. Local Rules & Culture
5. Global Culture 5. Diverse Local Cultures
6. Fast World--constant
change in culture & tradition
6. Slow World--respect
culture & tradition
7. Market-Controlled 7. Locally-Controlled
8. Value money, material
wealth, & individual freedom
8. Value love, family,
and community
9. Democracy of Wealth 9. Democracy of Citizens
10. Little to no Social
Contract--Market dictates
10. Social Contract--
safety net for the poor
11. Protect material wealth
over the Environment
11. Protect the Environment
over material wealth
12.Protect Money & property
over Human Rights and quality of life
12. Protect Human Rights &
quality of life over money
& property rights
13. Fast World--value change over culture & traditon
13. Slower World--value
culture and tradition
14. Pursue ever higher
standard of living & wealth
14. Pursue quality of life
and human well-being
15. See Corporations as
People with legal rights
that society can't violate
15. See Corporations as
socially-created, dependent
on society for their rights.
16. Protect Corporations &
wealth over human interest
16. Protect human interest
over Corporations & wealth
17. Value individualism
and competitiveness
17. Value the common
interest and public good
18. Primary value is
materialism & consumerism
18.Primary value is human relationships & community
19. Corporate-centered,
focus on making money
19. People-centered,
focus on public interest
20. Reliance on global
economy for well-being
20. Reliance on local
economy for well-being
21. Focus on increasing
consumption & materialism
21. Focus on increasing
quality of life & community
22. Corporate Agriculture,
produce for global market
22. Family farms, produce
for local communities
23. Increasing consumption of
scarce natural resources

23. Reduce consumption
of scarce resources,
focus on recyle & reuse
24. Focus on growing the
global economy and creating new consumer demand
24. Focus on sustainable
living, reducing consumption
and preserving resouces