What is it about?
Greed leads to corruption, causing systemic failures, inequalities, and false promises that divide nations. Despite the efforts of international organizations like the United Nations (UN), many countries still follow unfair practices such as exploiting cheap labor, thus worsening poverty. Accordingly, this study investigated the impact of greed on global governance, focusing on the role of the UN. It found that poor governance and corporate abuse by the global elite create a mafia-like power structure with impunity, inevitably leading to psychological captivity and societal divisions. The research offers transdisciplinary solutions to promote psychological freedom and good governance, addressing UN structural weaknesses and fostering global unity and sustainability. It offers a 'Recipe for creating a sustainable world order,' showing how greed-induced corruption prevents consistent law application and fosters a culture of lobbying.
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Why is it important?
Up to 25% of global public spending is lost to corruption, and no country provides its people with a decent and sustainable life. The international poverty line of $2.15 per day neglects basic human needs like sanitation, water, electricity, and other essential growth needs, thus legalizes a modern form of slavery. Governments unjustly decide the values of wages or pensions that individuals can keep and determine salaries for officials without public consent. Despite sufficient food production, nearly 80% of the global population lives in impoverished conditions. These disparities, among many others, underscore the importance of systemic reforms to address inequality and promote good governance. The study addresses the need to shift from authoritarian to more humanistic approaches in governance.
Perspectives
The study recommends a range of measures to remove the systemic weaknesses of the UN and empower people to challenge its injustices. These systemic measures address income and wealth inequality, bad governance, and corporate abuse. They also address greed, corruption, and unfair taxation, which lead to unhealthy living conditions and deprive people of decent work. A slew of measures, including re-evaluating the membership of corrupt states and officially recognizing states with good governance, aim to address systemic challenges while fostering self-worth, inner freedom, and trust among people. These qualities can intermestically modify cognitive processes and facilitate a global humanistic paradigm shift, which enables the development of a peaceful, just, and sustainable world order that upholds an all-lives-matter paradigm.
Dr Roy Ienderpersad Bhikharie
Anton de Kom Universiteit van Suriname
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This page is a summary of: Is the devil dressed in greed? Toward a peaceful, just, and sustainable world order, Cogent Social Sciences, April 2024, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/23311886.2024.2338611.
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