Economy
Helena Norberg-Hodge
Ending Globalization: A Return to Our Past
Globalization is not progressive!
Why a globalized society cannot be the future for humankind.
Helena Norberg-Hodge, a prominent activist for local economies, delves into the secret.
Lesson Plan
- Lesson Length : 20 Lessons ㆍ 2 hours 18 miutes
- Language : 한국어, English, 简体中文, Spanish, French
An indictment against the dark side of economic globalization.
Globalization has been the driving force behind the world economy for the last 40 years. However, is its impact on the world still positive? Does it remain efficient? Helena Norberg-Hodge's answer to this question is a resounding "no." The pioneer of the local economy movement says globalization is behind the wealth gap, unemployment, destruction of communities, and environmental pollution, and it no longer works for the majority. Norberg-Hodge emphasizes how economic policy is the underlying driver of every part of our lives and explains how economic opening destroyed the small community of Ladakh in just 10 years after its millennia of history.
She also brings to light the dark side of globalization, its destructiveness and inefficiency, condemning the global financial system that creates phantom wealth based on debt along with the politicians and businesspeople who cannot see the world as it is. She highlights how now is the time to localize, with more people making the effort to leave behind discrimination, hate, and industrialization and find value in the little things.
Localization does not mean we should stop international trade, but that we must operate on the fundamental principles of diversity and connections to build a new economic system. Norberg-Hodge says globalization is a human creation, and therefore we can change it. Learn more about sustainable development beyond economy-focused values and a humane way of life in this lecture from Helena Norberg-Hodge, "The Return of the Ancient Future."
Full Bio
Helena Norberg-Hodge
- Swedish-born local economic and ecological activist
- Director of Local Futures, an international non-profit organization, previously known as the International Society for Ecology and Culture (ISEC).
- Founder and supervisor of the Ladakh Project
- Author of <Ancient Futures (1991)>, <The Economics of Happiness (2012)>
- Arthur Morgan Award (2017)
- Goi Peace Award (2012)
- Right Livelihood Award (1986)
Helena Norberg-Hodge is a Swedish-born local economy activist and bestselling author. She has been raising awareness of the destructiveness and the dark side of globalization for over 40 years. Her activism began after she visited the small community of Ladakh, located in Northern India, when she was writing a paper as a linguistics major in university and saw how it had collapsed after access to the region was opened.
<Ancient Futures>, her book on the experience, has been translated into 50 languages and published around the world. It is now a canonical work in eco-activism and remains a bestseller that is still immensely relevant in the field. Norberg-Hodge is a vocal proponent of a local economy that centers around communities and supports a sustainable life. She is widely recognized for her activism and achievements in promoting the localization movement around the world through various projects, and she was awarded the Right Livelihood Award in 1986, the Goi Peace Award in 2012, and the Arthur Morgan Award in 2017.
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