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David Korten – From Ego-nomics to Eco-nomicsTransition to An Ecological CivilizationAired Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 2:00 PM PST / 5:00 PM ESTInterview with David Korten, author of “When Corporations Rule the World”, and the “ Great Turning”“If we lose the Earth, there goes our GDP.” — Swami BeyondanandaIn 1972 a book was written that was designed to change the world. The book, the Limits of Growth, was the first report issued by the Club of Rome, an organization founded by Italian industrialist Aurelio Peccei and Scottish scientist Alexander King in 1968. The report warned that economic growth could not continue indefinitely because of resource depletion. It went on to sell 30 million copies in more than 30 languages, making it the best-selling environmental book in history.And yet … here we are nearly half a century later, and experiencing peak everything. The book was remarkably prescient … but apparently had little impact. What happened? And … what can be done about it?Our guest on Wiki Politiki, David Ko