Abstract: Bartoli argues that the "current programs of action" in fighting world poverty are not sufficient, nor is a reliance on "globalization". Instead, he suggests, there needs to be a radical renewal of economic thinking, leading to a new paradigm and new strategies.
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Human rights, the basis of sustainable development Human rights, the cornerstone of sustainable human development Acknowledging the human cost of labour Integration of ecological costs Failure of strategies based primarily on economic and financial considerations. A multidimensional strategy interlinking economic, social and environmental factors Limitations of strategies based on self-reliance and import substitution The social failure of structural adjustment strategies A proposed strategy based on education, law, employment and sharing Governance on three levels: global, national and regional Conditions of global governance A vital actor: the State The pivotal issues of government: the case of Europe Removing the obstacles to governability: absence of democracy; indebtedness; financial slippage; power of the major "masters of the world" groups; interference Making civil society a partner in development "Pilotage" planning and collective education. New indicators Cancellation of debts; meeting capital needs Regulation and control of capital movements Facing up to the masters of the world economy: the multinational enterprises Intervention--Controversial but necessary Economic thought renewed and open to changes in knowledge Plurality of causes; adoption of principles of indetermination and relativity The organizational principle and the systemic principle The principle of responsibility A polyphonic knowledge Conclusion: Keeping our word.