A World to WinA World to WinA vision of the future

In a new social setting we can In a new social setting we can move forward quickly to solve move forward quickly to solve the problems of:the problems of:

• Alienation• Inequality• Poverty• Climate change• Authoritarian government.

The grounds for a new societyThe grounds for a new society

• Our proposals are rooted in conditions which already exist

• AWTW focuses on releasing their potential.

What has capitalism produced?What has capitalism produced?

• A globally interconnected communications infrastructure

• Scientific systems of management

• Highly-skilled workforces in many countries

• Integrated methods of supply, production and distribution

• The continuing scientific and technological revolution

• A global financial system.

Our principlesOur principles

These are already operating in the work of:

• NHS, Social Services

• Voluntary sector, charities

• Co-operatives – workers, producers, housing..

• Credit unions, mutual savings associations

• Community Land Trusts

• Creative individuals and groups

• Open source software production.

Co-operation and mutuality

Self-management

Democratic ownership and control

Production for need

Act globally – start locallyAct globally – start locally

• Social ownership– Land, banking and finance, transport,

communications

• Co-ownership – a variety of forms– Production facilities of major corporations– Democratic control/self-management

• Satisfaction of needs replaces the drive for profit

• Ecologically sustainable production and distribution

• Encouraging small-scale enterprises, creative workers, farmers

• Local production for local needs

• The ‘thinking’ market.

Some of our proposals:Some of our proposals:

Setting priorities for needSetting priorities for need

Immediate:– Urgent economic, social and

ecological problems

– Emergency programmes of action

Medium term:– An agenda for unmet needs

– Housing, health, energy…….

Longer term:– New problems as they emerge

– Needs and priorities identified through the democratic process.

First stepsFirst steps

Use these funds to meet urgent needs:

– Shareholders’ dividends

– Pension funds

– Bank/building society deposits

– Government spending.

Switching to production for needSwitching to production for need

• Planning– vs overproduction and famine

• Full cost accounting– Minimise ecological impact

• Fair trade– Equalise standards of living worldwide

• Self-management– Democratic control of enterprises

• Co-production– Co-operation with consumers.

Guidelines for Guidelines for building sustainable building sustainable

production and production and distribution distribution

capacity worldwidecapacity worldwide

AssembliesAssemblies

Local, Local, regional regional nationalnational

accountabilityaccountability

Individual demandsIndividual demands

The ‘thinking’ The ‘thinking’ marketmarket

Measured consumptionMeasured consumption

StrategicStrategic

planningplanningmarket researchmarket research

Analysis of needsAnalysis of needs

CommoditiesCommodities

Production and Production and distributiondistribution

New prioritiesNew prioritiesNew directionsNew directions