Over the last 35 years one global economic and political system has defined the development model: Corporate Capitalism. This model assumes that ‘development’ and ‘growth’ are synonymous, and that the more money moves around, the more countries ‘develop’. When GDP growth counts as development – war brings more profit than peace, illness brings more profit than health, over-consumption brings more profit than sustainable living, and private businesses bring more profit than public commons. Read our updated Development Justice briefer to know more.
