Foreword by Satu Hassi

Currently people all around the world are in a search for alternatives to the one-way globalisation that has increased the drift between the majority of the humankind and a narrow elite. More and more people see that the unregulated market forces will lead to increasing exploitation of the environment, widening gap between the rich and the poor and concentration of power and wealth in the hands of few.

The Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam concept, as presented by the two articles in this booklet, presents an alternative world-view where democratic relations among the people in all spheres of life is in the centre of the society. It is attractive not only because it responds to the urge for just and humane values, but also because of the pragmatic agenda it sets for engagement. The Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam concept provides a vision, which can inform and guide action in social work, economic affairs, political participation, cultural engagement and more.

I am committed to pursue the ideas of the Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam and hope more and more people will feel like joining the family of those who see world as one, and to whom the whole world is part of a family.

Satu Hassi

Chairperson

Democracy Forum Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, Finland

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