Economic growth is good for people who want to enjoy more goods and services. It does not necessarily mean more pollution or depletion of world resources. Growth in high technology, service industries - education, knowledge, art, gambling, counselling, cultural enrichment, etc etc do not necessarily imply great drain on resources.

Instead of blanket protests against economic growth, and by doing so dooming many poor people to lack of necessities, we should be promoting sustainable economic growth. Everyone a graduate, everyone an artist, everyone healthy, everyone having a jolly good time.

A lot of growth potential in my opinion.

Thank you Arjay for crediting me with some insight! The first time ever in this Forum.
But, you seem to classify me as one of the Left. I am not. Maybe in the best of all possible worlds I might be described as a Utopian Socialist. But in this present real world I am wary of all ideological positions.

Between You, Me and the Fencepost.

I think he wants to communicate .....

Mooooooooo .. (translation: - APEC is farming People)

APEC's South East Asia an Overlooked Success - Farmers who have given up a source of their livelihood, where governments had succeeded in slashing poppy cultivation are struggling to find subsistance - livilhood - an income.

Alternative economic strategics required

We ALL have the knowledge to help DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.

APEC MUST PROBLEM SOLVE!

The border zone between Burma, Thailand and Laos that was once the world's most prolific supplier of opium, is still in human conflict on issues of liberty and livilhood.

Farmers have no income. More has to be done to find alternative crops and enterprises to help village farmers and their families.

Burma's "roadmap" is not working. Situation is still extremely fragile... Myanmar's 53 million people wish for support to restore civilian rule. Political roadmap needs to be as inclusive, participatory and transparent as possible.

Displaced People in Burma Call for Action and Economic Support.

Australia - HELP APEC LEADERS FIND FOCUS for VILLAGE FARMERS

http://www.miacat.com/
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APEC is farming People!

And what do farmers call things that conflict on issues of liberty and livilhood?

They call them weeds or pests.

And what do farmers do with weeds and pests?

They poison and eradicate them!

Anyone wishing the best for Burma (or Tibet) had better come up with something better than relying on APEC world governments that are bought and sold by global corporations