| NOTAS: | "In the New Capitalism, things aren't always what they seem. We know technology is changing capitalism. We hear about the riches of the information revolution. We feel there is a greater opportunity for global prosperity now more than ever before. For the first time in nearly forty years activists have created mass street protests against capitalism. The anti-globalization riots in Seattle, Washington, Melbourne, and Prague continue to gain momentum. Riots end with broken windows and clouds of tear gas and there is a call for change: But is this really the way? In Paradoxes of Prosperity, Diane Coyle, a Harvard-trained economist who writes for The Independent, examines both the need for worldwide change and the folly of those who think that capitalism and globalization is anything but a solution. Capitalism, in fact, is the only solution for increasing prosperity in both urban neighbourhoods and in developing countries. She argues that information technologies are revolutionizing the way to a proper balance between free market innovation and fair and equal opportunity. They are undermining established elitist bureaucracies and industries. Everything is on the brink of change: education, war, culture, business, and politics." |
