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Catalyzing worker co-ops & the solidarity economy

Towards the Solidarity Economy

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October 6, 2008
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By John Samuel (keynote address to the Asian Forum on the Solidarity Economy)

Ethics is what makes the economy humane- an enabling force for exchanges among people, societies and countries. Devoid of ethics, economy can perpetuate predatory forces of dehumanization, commodification, violence and war. Economy needs to be an enabling process that helps human beings and environment to sustain and thrive. And Economics devoid of ethics can be extractive, exploitative and imperialistic. In fact, both Adam Smith and Karl Marx began their search for viable economy from strong ethical premises...

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