Defining trends of our world

In the next 25 years of development, it is important to rethink question of states, market & society

It was the time of change. It was the moment of innocence. It was the age of hope. It was 1992, the year when fortnightly magazine Down To Earth started its journey. The Earth Charter had been signed, signalling the importance of environmental issues on the global stage; the World Trade Organisation (created in 1994) had been set up, signalling that the now inter-connected world would bring prosperity to all. The issues of poverty, injustice, and African debt were all on the world’s agenda. It seemed, bumps, blips included, it would be all right. 

Now, 25 years later, it seems the