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The Seeking a just, inclusive, and sustainable world that works for all
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About the People-Centered Development ForumThe PCDForum envisions human societies in which three values serve as organizing principles of public policy.
In the belief that voluntary citizen action is the necessary foundation of transformational change, the Forum works with and through other civil society organizations on alliance building, educational outreach, and the articulation of a shared vision. Its activities are carried out by:
The Forum works in close cooperation with the Positive Futures Network, which publishes YES! magazine, and with the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies. The Forum's history mirrors the recent history of what we now know as the pro-democracy or living democracy movement of a globalizing civil society. It has sought consistently to expose the fallacies and illusions underling much of the conventional wisdom underlying policies relating to economic growth, development, and governance. It's more recent focus has been on the dysfunctions of corporate globalization and life-centered alternatives to money-centered corporate rule. It recognizes the essential importance of critique, but also seeks to reach beyond critique to awareness that there are democratic, market based, ethical alternatives to the excesses of global capitalism. Its most recent initiative centers on strengthening civil society voices in global dialogues on food and agriculture policy. The PCDForum's work is documented in various places, including its Books, which are available through their publishers or normal book trade outlets. Current articles, presentations, and papers will be found under Documents. Materials distributed through the PCDForum Information Service from 1990 to 1997 are located in the Archives section. Except for items identified as reprinted from published sources, materials posted on the PCDForum site may be freely reprinted with appropriate credits without further prior permission. For previously published materials please request permission from the indicated publisher. We request as a courtesy that a copy of any publication in which PCDForum material is reprinted be sent to the PCDForum International Secretariat, 10588 NE Byron Drive, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110, U.S.A. Getting Involved offers suggestions and links for those looking for ways to become involved in initiatives that align with the PCDForum's guiding principles. Other Resources provides links to relevant information and resources available from other organizations. The PCDForum carries out its research and public outreach activities with a small voluntary staff and does not maintain facilities to respond to individual requests for information or research. Available PCDForum materials are posted to this Web site, which is generously maintained by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), Canada, which bears no responsibility for the content. The views expressed are those of the individual authors. Editorial policies are those of the PCDForum. Neither are necessarily endorsed by the IISD.
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