There Is an Alternative

Abstract

Yet again, we have been unsuccessful in retaining a period of prosperity and welfare for longer than two generations. Again, we were unable to escape the process whereby social developments become derailed at every turn. The current crisis is far-reaching and is taking place in ecological, financial-economic and social areas. With our current social structure, stagnating economic growth cannot be expected to return to its former level, for a variety of reasons. It is therefore highly unlikely that we will be able to ‘grow ourselves out of the crisis’. Its true causes lie much deeper; they must be sought in society’s low awareness of its value orientations and in the natural process of its ever decreasing ‘problem-solving ability’.