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How U.S. Businesses Can Compete with China in Emerging Markets: Transitioning from a ‘Death Economy’ to a ‘Life Economy’

James Militzer

The world is in the midst of a difficult transition, moving from a degenerative “death economy” to a regenerative “life economy.” The death economy is an economic system based on maximizing short-term profits, regardless of the social and environmental costs. John Perkins is an author, speaker and former economist.

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Dignity First Climate Leadership

Sustainable Round Table

Global businesses should apply this foundational principle to the private enterprises that public authorities charter. Unger, Roberto, “Free Trade Reimagined: The World Division of Labor and the Method of Economics,” Themes and Scopes of This Book, page 6, Princeton University Press, 2007.