By Steven GorelickOne of the ways that large, global corporations are given an unfair advantage over smaller, more local competitors is through health, safety and environmental regulations. In many cases those regulations are in place because of Big Business abuses, but end up harming small businesses that are forced to comply with the same rules.A case in point is the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) currently being phased in by the US Department of Agriculture. The … [Read more...]
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The Economics Of Happiness
By Helena Norberg-Hodge26 February, 2010 Countercurrents.orgThirty-three years ago, I watched as a culture that had been sealed off from the rest of the world was suddenly thrown open to economic development. Witnessing the impact of the modern world on an ancient culture gave me insights into how economic globalisation creates feelings of inadequacy and inferiority, particularly in the young, and how those psychological pressures are helping to spread the global consumer culture. … [Read more...]