The Function Of Wealth Is Not To

Be Daring. Be First. Be Different.

It's Frustrating Sometimes To See The Mismatch In Resources Between The Pointless And The Urgent, Isn't It. Like The Gap Between The Vast Resources Poured Into Military Technological Research To Make War More Sophisticated, And The Trickle That Goes Into Developing Techniques That Might Prevent War Instead.

Free Trade Holds Much Of The Blame For Continued International Conflict. Markets Are Said To Possess Wisdom That Is Somehow Superior To Man. Those Of Us In Business Who Travel In The Developing World See The Results Of Such Western Wisdom And Have A Rumbling Disquiet About Much Of What Our Economic Institutions Have Bought Into.

If I Had To Choose My Driving Force, It Would Be Passion.

The Predominant Idea Behind Globalization, In Its Most Virulent Form, Is An Unpleasant Kind Of Social Darwinism - That The World Is For Winners Not Losers, That Only The Successful Count, That Money Is Considerably More Important Than Votes.