----------------- HES POSTING ----------------- As far as I can see global economic inequality is maintained and increased by some of the economic institutions we have created, such as our present international trade laws, Intellectual Property laws, limited company laws and resulting stock markets, and perhaps most basic: interest (or usury) ....This kind of analysis arises from modern Christian/Muslim/Jewish analysis. Apart from such contemporary analyses, you might also want to look up material on the northern European economic systems (no, they do not believe in *eradicating* inequality, but they do believe in *limiting* it), and I am sure that you are familiar with Marxist, Maoist and similar leftist views though these have had rather less prominence in the years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. I was recently asked to give a lecture on the topic "Building a Better World: Why it does NOT happen and what to do about it" which develops these themes. If you wish to obtain a copy of the CD of the lecture, please email me. prabhu guptara ------------ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ------------ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]