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Why We Need a ‘Human Rights Economy’. (text.hrw.org)

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Since 2020, the five richest men in the world have doubled their fortunes while almost five billion people have become poorer. A growing sense of economic injustice and insecurity is contributing to the rise of authoritarian movements around the world. Meanwhile, the world is set to blast past global heating targets. But this is not inevitable. What if, instead, economic decisions were made with people and the planet at the center?

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[–] Terrarium@hexbear.net 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Am I missing something? This is a very short article that says very little. Where is the supposed blueprint? Where are even statements clearly defining the goal and how it will be practically achieved?

[–] Hotznplotzn@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 4 days ago

There are three links in the text for the blueprint available in English, French, and Arabic (all links open a pdf).